HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH US
Joining and Posting in Our Facebook Group
Community members join Fresno TNR Facebook Group. Once you join you can post a message on our main page (all posts must be approved for posting) and other members will respond to you depending on your needs.
We are not a rescue group but will try to help direct you to the right agency that may be able to help you. Do not post rehoming of cats that are not fixed.
If you need to spay/neuter a feral/stray/community cat here is what you do.
Facebook Chats Overview
How to Use Community Info Chats:
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General questions: Use the Community Info Chat or the Community Appointment Q&A chat.
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Last-minute questions should not be posted here.
Accessibility Note:
Some users may not have access to certain Facebook chats, and instructions are provided to contact admins if necessary.
To speak to admin you can also contact us by:
Text (559) 248-1744
OR
Email info@fresnotnr.org
Last Minute Admin Appointment Chats
Admin-Only Posting:
These chats are specifically for last-minute spay/neuter appointments. Admins post available spots, and users can respond to secure one.
Two Chats:
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The goal is to move all users to the #3 Last-Minute Appointment Chat. However, not all users have access yet, so some may still need to use the #1-#2 chat.
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You only need to be in one of these chats. The same information is posted across all chats.
How It Works:
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Appointments are announced by admins between Monday-Thursday at 7am. (based on availability)
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Kittens must be at least 2 pounds and vaccinated at least 14 days prior to the appointment.
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Admins will confirm your appointment spot after you respond to the availability post.
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Please communicate promptly if you cannot make your appointment, as many people are on the waiting list.
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A $30/$45 co-pay per cat is required for the service. Donations are always appreciated.
Important Note:
Do not post general questions or conversations in the Last-Minute Chats, as it can lead to confusion and interfere with appointment management.
Follow the Rules!
All cats need to be fixed! Period!
Female cats found pregnant need to be spayed, no exceptions. Disagree? Might as well exit now.
Colony care takers need to TNR.
Feral/community unowned cats need ear tips.
$30 tip/$45 no tip, cats are fixed and rabies and FVRCP vaccinated no exceptions.. no antivaxers!
Pets aren’t our priority
Kittens aren’t a priority
Pets need at least one vaccine and ready for a second vaccine before we will consider fixing them
If you are doing TNR we expect the same from you as we do ourselves, TNR the entire colony with ear tips, kittens under 3 months that can be tamed are pulled by you for fostering and rescue not as Fresno TNR fosters.
Can’t afford it? We need to help you...once approved to drop off post for a sponsor to help cover the spay or neuter fees...
Any sick kitten/cat can be treated and we expect you to do that, unless it is a dying or extreme case.
Pulling bottle babies that are perfectly healthy is a huge no no! You leave mom and babies, keep an eye on them, allow them to grow and thrive and when they are eating solid food for a good week...YOU help get them fixed and adopted and not living a street life. Close the entire circle with a TNR for mom...no one is sent out unaltered.
Leaving a feral mom and taking her kittens is a ban-able offense!! This is a huge rule breaker!!
Offering us any kind of kitten for rescue is not what we want.
Spay and neuter is our priority, everything else is bonus.
You can adopt kittens or cats out by posting on our page only after they are fixed.
You can ask for rescue for unaltered cats while waiting to get them fixed. If you’re caught giving away unaltered cats kittens you will be banned!
No piggy back posting...do not post your request or need for help in the comments of any post. You need to make your own post asking for the specific help you are in need of...trapping, borrowing traps, transport, ect. Give major cross streets but not the exact location.
A term we never use “…get rid of”
Transport happens in a hard secure plastic carrier or secure trap! Do not bring cats in collapsible carriers or traps, cardboard carriers or boxes! No soft carriers! No dog crates!
Do not transport in truck beds or open convertibles. Cats need to be secure in a car with windows up!
Do not message multiple admin at the same time! If you don’t get a response in 24 hours try another admin. The idea is you are on one page with one admin and not getting multiple answers by different admin.
No third party! Your aunts friend said, so and so said, to bring the cat...this causes major confusion
What we post is real life and some can’t handle it but it needs to be shared.
Why do we get upset about an unplanned trap?
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We may not have any appointments for days, meaning the cat will sit in a trap for 5-7 days depending. Most people cant hold or care for a cat for approximately that long.
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We may have set up a complete week already and not have room.
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You may have caught a cat that is impossible to re-trap and by letting it go you have just unleashed an uncontrollable problem that was well intended.
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Trapping and a simple “I’ll just let them go” may turn into an entire colony build up by one failed action.
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The “What was your plan?” question may trigger you to become unhinged when most of what anyone does in life should have some valid plan attached to it...you can’t just up and buy a car one day or show up to your primary physicians office unannounced.
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You may have inadvertently caught a nursing mom and unintentionally killed all of her kittens by having to hold her for so long.
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We have a lot of people we adjust for but please, don’t be one. We do our best to help, but it makes it that much harder when rules cannot be followed.
We have shop hours M-F 3-6p
We are on Google maps:
Fresno TNR
7425 N Palm Bluffs Ave Ste.103
Fresno, CA 93711
United States
We offer extra services:
Microchip
Deworming
Flea treatment
Vaccines
We cannot be expected to solve all of your cat problems, but we can help you help them.
Donation Information
Co-pay and Donations:
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A minimum $30/$45 co-pay is requested per cat for the spay/neuter service.
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Fresno TNR relies entirely on community donations to keep this program running.
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Contributions can be made through the link below. Every donation helps us continue offering this vital service.
Acknowledgments
Special thanks to Dogwood Animal Project, whose generous donations make this program possible. Fresno TNR does not receive any city or county funding, and we rely entirely on the support of donors and community contributions.
