I have been the "mother" and food provider to several ferals at my apartments here in Winston-Salem for the past four years.  About two years ago, Forgotten Felines of Forsyth came here and trapped three of the ferals and spayed/neutered them, for which I'm so grateful! I still have those wonderful little faces and take care of them as always.

There are four more now and I have contacted FFF to assist me with TNR of the new guys. Since I'm unemployed at this time, I also want to offer my services to help in anyway I can.

At the apartments where I live, occasionally I have to explain TNR to management and a few tenants in my building that don't like cats. I have explained to the office that, "Even if you get rid of this colony, as long as there are irresponsible tenants that leave their pets behind, there will be more to come!" (Editor’s note: Many people mistakenly believe that trapping and removing the cats will solve the problem; however, this is always a temporary fix at best. Inevitably, cats move back into the area. This is known as the vacuum effect.) I will always stick up for the cats because it is not their fault they are homeless, and they have to eat and be cared for.  

Erin, an FFF volunteer, helped me TNR my first group of feral cats. She told me that all of the apartments up and down this boulevard have feral colonies. I imagine the woods and field beyond these apartments are probably full of them as well. Sometimes, I have picked up a misfortunate one that has been hit. I simply placed them in the woods with a prayer, but at least got them off of the highway. (Editor’s note: Once a cat has been TNR’d, she is less likely to roam; thus, less likely to cross the road.)