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FAN celebrates Earth Day 2023
By Team FAN — On Saturday, April 22nd, FAN celebrates Earth Day with a fundraiser and CATS-ON-EARTH education event in the WHRO Parking Lot in Norfolk, Va. FAN is reinforcing the need for more spay/neuter surgeries, highlighting TNR efforts in Hampton Roads, and...
Feral Affairs Network weighs in as Norfolk decides how to deal with stray felines
By Team FAN — What follows are quotes from FAN officers and volunteers on the Norfolk, Va., ordinance that gives TNR advocates reason to celebrate. PASSED: Ordinance to amend Chapter 6.1 of the City Code to allow for the trap, neuter, and return of free-roaming...
Cat Rescue Groups bring CAT DADDIES Movie to Hampton Roads
By Team FAN — Virginia's Hampton Roads Cat Rescue Groups collaborated to bring a special one-night-only "CAT DADDIES" movie event to the NARO Theater in Norfolk's Ghent neighborhood on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023. Come early (and stay afterward) to meet the rescuers:...
Feral Affairs Network Earns Top Charity Rating: Candid/Guidestar’s Platinum Seal of Transparency
By Team FAN — Feral Affairs Network has been awarded a top charitable rating in recognition of the organization’s financial health, accountability, and transparency. Guidestar, now Candid*, the world's largest source of nonprofit information, awarded Feral Affairs...
Volunteer Spotlight – January 2023 Save the Kittens and Friendlies, TNR the Rest
By Robert Paasch, TNR Authority & Founder of Herdin Cats — "Save the Kittens and Friendlies, TNR the rest!" That’s rescue group, Herdin Cats, mission statement (or, better yet, our battle cry!), and everything we do adheres to it. Born out of boredom in a...
Fostering Kittens Frees Space in Shelters and Allows More Animals To Be Rescued
By FAN AI Volunteer — Fostering kittens is a rewarding and fulfilling experience that can make a huge difference in the lives of these little felines. Kitten fostering is the process of temporarily taking care of young kittens, usually between the ages of two weeks...
Debunked: The Evil of Community Cats & TNR
By Team FAN — Sensationalized statistics are often misrepresented, skewed and taken out of context in order to push anti-cat, agendas. Using flawed studies and poorly collected data in this way —against community (or feral) cat trap-neuter-return (TNR) efforts— is...
Volunteer Spotlight – November 2022 Catnip Cat Cafe and Feral Affairs Network Team Up to Educate, Celebrate (and Adopt Out) Community Cats
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...
Feral Affairs Network’s Holiday Food Donation Drives Support Community Cat Caretakers
By Team FAN — Come celebrate the holidays by supporting your hard-working and loving community cat caretakers. Canned & dry cat food donations are very welcome. Peruse our beautiful arts & crafts collection for your holiday shopping! Perhaps we can help with...
Volunteer Spotlight – November 2022 I love kittens, but was I ready to be a Kitten Foster?
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...
National Feral Cat Day 2022 sees team-up of regional cat rescues: Feral Affairs Network, Herdin Cats and Lil Roar
By Team FAN — Feral Affairs Network, Herdin Cats and Lil Roar — three regional cat rescue organizations — invite you to join together on National Feral Cat Day 2022. Click here or on above image for complete flyer WHEN: Sunday, October 16, from 10am to 3pm WHERE:...
Come One, Come All to Feral Affairs Network Bizarre Bazaar on May 21, 2022
By Missy Schmidt - FAN Volunteer — Join Feral Affairs Network (FAN) in the WHRO Parking Lot (rain or shine) for the FAN Bizarre Bazaar ... you'll find lots of kids' activities to learn about community cats and the rescue efforts to save them, build outdoor cat...