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Please share!!! Both Best Friends and Tucson Feral have current resources to assist with trapping and transport for those in need of help getting feral and free-roaming cats altered through TRAP NEUTER RETURN (TNR). Contact Best Friends for larger colonies or those outside of Central Tucson at [email protected] or call 520-820-4492. For smaller colonies in Central Tucson contact [email protected] or call 520-256-0443. Spring is early which means mating behaviors are in full swing. Take advantage of this amazing opportunity now and help spread the word.

Great deal for a great cause! THIS Sunday! Book an appointment now! PACC Cats need your help.

URGENT! A lifesaving program is in jeopardy! --Minutes of your time to change the future of 15,000 of Pima County's cats! Personal letters from City of Tucson residents make the greatest impact, but for point and click campaign follow this link: http://bestfriends.capwiz.com/bestfriends/issues/alert/?alertid=63339626

Thank you to everyone who came to and contributed to the "Flea-less Market"! We raised almost $1000 which will launch the Melvin Community Cat Medical Fund and a portion of which will be used to sponsor felines that may test positive for felv/FIV at the Pima Animal Care Center.

As the adoptable cats move from tiny kennels and are integrated into large enclosures where they can climb, scratch, play, hide etc. they will need to be tested. An estimated 2-3% of the population will test positive and we want to be able to offer sponsorship on these at risk cats as as Special Needs Adoptions and to rescue. Positive cats are among the most difficult to place and it's likely they can not stay at PACC long.

This will be a challenging and emotional side effect of this new approach to sheltering at PACC, however, when considering the benefits, it is a risk worth taking. Both rescue and adoptive families will know the the status of the cats they take in in advance.