Trapping meeting tomorrow!

Hello Everyone:

Very exciting news!!!

You're invited to attend a very important meeting to announce and
discuss the FELINE TRAP-NEUTER-RELEASE PROGRAM that you have probably
been hearing about. The official invitation, which was sent out by
Francis Battista of Best Friends Animal Society and Melissa Rubin of
the Humane Society of the United States, is included below. Details
of the meeting are below- note that the meeting is this Wednesday,
December 13th, at 6:30 pm.

PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY to allow time to park, sign-in, and say hello to
your friends and associates. The meeting will START PROMPTLY AT 6:30
pm.

Also, because not everyone is on email and this is very short notice,
please help us get the word out by calling as many people as you can
to invite them to the meeting. Ask them to call people too... We want
everyone to attend who wants to know about or participate in the
program. Please invite all local feeders, trappers, groups,
organizations, etc.

Please RSVP to me, whether you will or won't be able to attend the
meeting. And if you have any specific questions you would like us to
address, please let me know so we can answer as many questions as
possible before we get to the Question & Answer portion of the
meeting.

We look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday!!

Sincerely,
Kim Johnson

Best Friends TNR Program Coordinator

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All,

I know that everyone in New Orleans who cares about the animals has
been breaking their back, their heart and their bank account to do
everything in their power to help the homeless and feral animals of
the region.

Despite everyone's tireless work, there is still a growing feral /
stray cat problem in the greater New Orleans area. You also probably
know that Best Friends has been looking at ways to help the local
community prevent the impending feral cat population surge that all
agree is coming sooner rather than later, through a sustained TNR
program.

I'm happy to say that the HSUS shares your concern and ours and will
be partnering with Best Friends to implement a robust but narrowly
focused TNR program that we hope to have in full swing by the end of
December if we can enlist the support of the local animal community.

In order to get the ball rolling as soon as possible, we are holding
a meeting this coming Wednesday evening at the Garden District Hotel
on St. Charles at Jackson to outline the plan and to get an idea of
who will be doing what and to identify known needs that will not be
addressed by this program and to discuss how those might be addressed
through other resources and efforts.

Please invite relevant groups and individuals who are involved in
feeding and TNR or who might have something to bring to the table...we
don't want anyone to feel left out!

Please ask folks to RSVP to NOLA Cats .

The Garden District Hotel
Wednesday December 13th
6:30pm – 9:00pm

We look forward to seeing you.

Francis Battista
Best Friends Animal Society

Melissa Rubin
Humane Society of The United States