Partners and Supporters

The Humane Society of the United States
Aubrey Renee Photography
Woodstock Animal Foundation
Shelby Co. Humane Society
Shelby Co. No Kill Mission
Humane Society of Oldham Co.
Lifebridge for Animals
Metzger's Country Store
Joey's Memory Tree

Veterinary Partners

Dr. Theresa Gregory,
Crestwood Animal Hospital;

Dr. Stephanie Pollett, East Bullitt Animal Clinic;

Dr. Julie Roark, Bardstown Animal Clinic;

Dr. Cathy White, Finchville Animal Hospital

Join us at the 2nd Annual
Monarchs, Mutts and Meows
Valentine Dinner & Dance
Sat., Feb. 11, 2012

Mark your calendar and please visit the offical website for tickets and details: www.monarchsmuttsmeows.org

Shop at our Alphapooch store
and they will donate 20% of
the purchase price to us!

Alphapooch offers pet lifestyle products for cats and dogs, so please visit the store today.

As of Dec. 2011, OCKI has spayed or neutered more than 1000 cats!

Conservatively, this will prevent the births of about 1,500 kittens per year over the next few years! This means fewer kittens/cats surrendered to our already overcrowded shelters, fewer homeless cats.

Thanks again for all the hard work from the many volunteers, caregivers and organizations who made this happen.

But please don't think our work is done. There are an estimated 5,600 remaining free-roaming cats/kittens in Shelby Co., and we will continue to need volunteers, material donations and funding.

Please visit our donations/wish list link above to see how you can help.

What is TNR?

Trap-Neuter-Return, commonly referred to as "TNR," is the only method proven to be humane and effective at controlling feral cat population growth. Using this technique, all the feral cats in a colony are trapped, neutered and then returned to their territory where caretakers provide them with regular food, water, shelter and health monitoring. When resources are available, tame cats and kittens are placed in foster homes or shelters for adoption. (See the News/Events page for a WLKY news story on TNR)

Visit our page on Petfinder.com

Why use TNR?

“Studies have proven that trap-neuter-return is the single most successful method of stabilizing and maintaining healthy feral cat colonies with the least possible cost to local governments and residents, while providing the best life for the animals themselves.

“Spaying/neutering homeless cats:
(1) stabilizes the population at manageable levels,
(2) eliminates annoying behaviors associated with mating,
(3) is humane to the animals and fosters compassion in neighborhoods,
(4) is more effective and less costly than repeated attempts at extermination – costs for repeatedly trapping and killing feral colonies are far higher than promoting stable, non-breeding colonies in the same location. Vacated areas are soon filled by other cats who start the breeding process over again.” – from FeralCat.com.