Toronto Celebrates International Feral Cat Day

October 16 marked an empowering day in the companion animal industry. International Feral Cat Day was celebrated to generate awareness surrounding the feral cat situation in urban areas. The City of Toronto hosted an event meant to bring feral cat caretakers, volunteers and the public together. 

Members of Toronto Animal Services, the Toronto Feral Cat TNR Coalition and other partners invited media and the public to attend a series of events including spay/neuter surgeries, tours of the spay/neuter clinic, the witnessing of participants building winter shelters for feral cats and a visit to the Animal Services Chip Truck. 

Members of the Toronto Feral Cat TNR Coalition were also on hand to spread the word and educate the public about their accomplishments and goals. The Coalition is a city-wide collaborative effort to decrease the feral cat populations, improve the welfare of street cats and decrease animal shelter euthanasia rates by strategically sterilizing colonies of feral cats in Toronto. 

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