TNR Success Stories

The following is a work of fiction inspired by very real community cats. My name is Frankie. Big Frankie, if we’re being respectful. For nearly six years, I was the undisputed ruler of a three-block territory in Fresno that stretched from the apartment dumpster on the west side all the way to the house with the dead grass and cockroach problem on the east. It was a good territory. Plenty of shade. Several dependable food sources. A woman named Darlene who put out Friskies eve

TNR works in more ways than most people ever see. Yes, it prevents unwanted litters. Yes, it reduces the number of sick kittens born outside. Yes, it helps stop the heartbreaking cycle of cats having litter after litter with no chance for stability and barely a chance at survival. But I have learned something else too. Sometimes, TNR keeps the cats who are already here from disappearing. One of the things that led me to Fresno TNR, was a young female community cat in my neigh