Love Cats? Hate Cats? A4898 is the Key to Improving Quality of Life In New Jersey
A universal bill is the catalyst for reform of animal welfare in NJ
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Kathy Gabrielescu
Aug 183 min read
Stolen Cats: The Unintended Victims
While the current belief is that animal control in NJ is so broken that the rescue community MUST work outside the system we are failing...
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Elizabeth Mattfield
May 232 min read
Update on Plainfield Animal Control
Plainfield is joining the ranks of towns using dog kennels as long distance animal control. Above: Person on foot leaving kittens on...
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Kathy Gabrielescu
May 63 min read
How to Gain Access to Property Where You See Cats
The right and wrong way to address property owners where you feed, trap, and see cats.
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Kathy Gabrielescu
Apr 153 min read
The 3 Breeds of Cat Feeders... One is Dangerous!
After nearly 30 years of involvement in animal welfare I have trapped in every kind of place and talked to every type of person you could...
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Elizabeth Mattfield
Mar 223 min read
New Jersey: No-Kill in 2025? Some say yes.
One large nationwide advocacy group has designated Essex, Morris, Sussex, Cape May, Monmouth, Mercer, and Salem counties as "No-Kill" on...
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Elizabeth Mattfield
Jan 43 min read
Let's Stop Using the C-word
It's a seemingly harmless term coined by nationwide cat feeder advocates, intended to keep outdoor cats safe from impoundment and seizure...
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Elizabeth Mattfield
Nov 28, 20233 min read
Wash, Rinse, Repeat...Why Do NJ TNR Programs Keep Failing?
It's become an almost guaranteed cycle in New Jersey: Local cat advocates, rescuers, and TNR groups demand TNR ordinances and programs....
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Elizabeth Mattfield
Aug 13, 20235 min read
Feeding Cats in Bayonne? Part 2.
Back in April, we featured Bayonne, NJ as the first city in our "Feeding Cats In..." series here. While some information was available...
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Elizabeth Mattfield
Aug 12, 20233 min read
50 Feral Fix: A Year in Review
Can you believe our first 50 Feral Fix voucher was issued just a year ago? Last August, our vet dropped rescues, disrupting our...
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Kathy Gabrielescu
Jul 12, 20234 min read
Abandoned Cats Brought to You by the No Kill Nation
When I started doing TNR, your average town had a "dog catcher" style animal control service. Most animals were never adopted and lost...
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Elizabeth Mattfield
Jul 4, 20235 min read
"Thriving Outside" - The Million Dollar Lie that Advocacy Groups Sell
Thriving outdoors? We think not. "Community Cats Thrive Outside," proclaimed Alley Cat Allies in its October 3, 2017 press...
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Elizabeth Mattfield
Jun 28, 20234 min read
Ignoring your TNR ordinance? You may be asked to break the law, too.
You should not. And with some effort, you can get out of trouble and protect the cats you feed while also being a better neighbor. If...
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Kathy Gabrielescu
Jun 27, 20232 min read
The Choice is Yours! Euthanasia or Prevention
Right now animal lovers across NJ are facing very big decision. There are only going to be two choices in the end. Prevention through...
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Kathy Gabrielescu
Jun 11, 20235 min read
It's Time to Stop Working Outside the System
Over the last two and a half decades, I have seen more and more rescues established. I have watched more and more people taking cats off...
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Elizabeth Mattfield
Jun 10, 20232 min read
Whiskers Official Statement on NY Times Flatbush Cats Article
Thank you to all of our supporters who have been tagging us in the latest article from the New York Times, a piece by Richard Schiffman...
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Kathy Gabrielescu
Jun 7, 20235 min read
Why We Spay-Abort Pregnant Cats
25 years ago when I started trapping and knew nothing about what was going on in the animal world, even I questioned the ethics of...
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Kathy Gabrielescu
Jun 5, 20233 min read
An Open Letter to Animal Control Officers
I never obtained my animal control license; however, I have been in animal welfare and TNR for 25 years now. I have worked with countless...
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Elizabeth Mattfield
Jun 4, 20233 min read
The Latest Casualty of NJ Lawbreaking
Magic the friendly stray cat died of injuries sustained after being left outside Many of our supporters have been following a recent...
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Kathy Gabrielescu
May 18, 20233 min read
Enforcement & Regulation Save Lives, Guidelines Give Excuses
We are in the middle of a massive animal cruelty and public health crisis in NJ. Very few people want to discus the extent of the feral /...
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