by Chandler Scarborough | Nov 26, 2022 | Feral Affairs Network, Kittens, TNR, Volunteer Spotlight
By Team FAN — Half of the adoptable cats and kittens at Catnip Cat Cafe in the Ghent neighborhood of Norfolk, Va., are from small, all-volunteer rescue group Feral Affairs Network (FAN) whose mission is to help community cats all over Hampton Roads. FAN partners with...
by Chandler Scarborough | Nov 19, 2022 | Feral Affairs Network, Kittens, TNR, Volunteer Spotlight
By Michelle Keith — FAN Volunteer — I loved kittens growing up. I wanted kittens growing up. My dad claimed he was allergic (a “fact” that has since been debunked), so I didn’t have kittens in my home as a kid. After I moved out of my parents’ house and finished...
by Chandler Scarborough | Feb 15, 2022 | Feral Affairs Network, Kittens, TNR
By Vaida Moore – FAN President and Co-Founder — It takes a village. This project has been —and will continue to be for quite some time— very costly. The caregiver is unable to cover any of the veterinary cost. Food, foster homes for kittens, more spay/neuter...
by Michelle Keith | Jan 31, 2022 | Feral Affairs Network, Kittens, TNR
By Michelle Keith, FAN Volunteer — Q. I found a pregnant cat. I can’t touch her. How can I help this pregnant, feral cat? A. Unfortunately, we do not foster feral mothers. Why? Containing feral moms —until they have kittens— rarely yields the results we hope for as...
by Douglas Dye | Jun 20, 2021 | Feral Affairs Network, TNR
By Kelly Flanagan, FAN Volunteer — Prepare to be bored. Like, really bored. Spreadsheet bored.Behind our Instagram feeds and Facebook posts, there are some surprising – but perhaps less than thrilling – gears turning to get community kitties into traps...
by Douglas Dye | Jun 20, 2021 | Feral Affairs Network, TNR
By Anita Bradley, FAN Volunteer – Some trap-neuter-return (TNR) projects go on for many months, and the Newport Avenue project was one of them. Interruptions may occur, but FAN’s dedicated trappers do NOT like to leave cats behind! In July of 2020, a Norfolk...
