What they call their work
What they do
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Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Services 3 activities
- Low-cost and free vaccination eventsPioneered and organizes low-cost and free vaccination events for cats on Long Island as part of community-based preventive care initiatives.
- Operation of a feline-focused veterinary clinicRuns an affordable, feline-exclusive veterinary clinic on Long Island, providing spay/neuter and preventive care services without emergency or chronic illness treatment.
- Spay and neuter services for owned and feral catsProvides low-cost spay/neuter services for both owned and feral cats, including vaccinations, deworming, parasite treatment, and mandatory eartipping for feral cats or microchipping for owned cats, with optional FIV/FeLV testing. Organizes free and affordable Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) clinics on Long Island.
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Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) for Feral Cats 2 activities
- Advocacy for feral cat protection and spay/neuter accessAdvocates for improved access to spay/neuter services for feral cats, including successful efforts to secure free spay/neuter services at all municipal shelters in Nassau County. Lifelong proponent of the Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) movement.
- Regional coordination of TNR effortsCreated the Long Island Cat Project to unify and strengthen regional Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) initiatives, enhancing collaboration among community cat caregivers and organizations.
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Who runs it
- Dana Demetres — Director
- Marge Goldin — Director
Who they work with
- Tender Loving Veterinary Clinic Partner — Program partner that delivers spay and neuter services on behalf of Tender Loving Cats Cares Inc
- University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine Network — Alumni of the institution and recipient of its Distinguished Alumni Award.
How they approach the work
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- Community-Powered Education for Lasting Welfare Changemethodology: community_engagement_educationBy engaging underserved communities through education and collaborative programming, we promote responsible pet ownership and systemic change in cat welfare, because community-led awareness fosters sustained behavioral shifts and local stewardship of animal well-being.
- Preventive Population Control via Accessible Spay/Neutermethodology: affordable_spay_neuterBy providing affordable spay and neuter services, we reduce cat overpopulation and improve feline health, because accessible sterilization prevents unplanned litters and associated strain on shelter systems and community resources.