INDY NEIGHBORHOOD CATS INC

TNR PROGRAM: TRAP- NEUTER-RETURN (TNR) IS THE ONLY NON-LETHAL THREE-STEP METHOD TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF FREE ROAMING CATS BOTH IMMEDIATELY AND IN THE LONG TERM. TO PUT IT SIMPLY, IT IS THE GOLD STANDARD. ONE OF THE CORNERSTONES OF INDIANAPOLIS IS A DEEP-ROOTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE. OUR ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO BUILD A LASTING AND THRIVING TNR PROGRAM THAT RECRUITS AND GUIDES THE CITIZENS OF OUR CITY TO WORK TOGETHER AND MANAGE THE CAT POPULATION, MUCH LIKE THE WELL-KNOWN NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM. ALONG WITH OUR TNR PROGRAM, INDY NEIGHBORHOOD CATS IS IN THE FIELD PROVIDING ONGOING COLONY CARE SUPPORT SUCH AS WARM WINTER SHELTERS, FOOD, SPAY/NEUTER RESOURCES AND MEDICAL CARE TO CATS LIVING OUTDOORS IN INDIANAPOLIS.OUR ORGANIZATION'S BOARD MEMBERS HAVE OVER 50 YEARS OF COLLECTIVE ANIMAL WELFARE AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE. WE ARE WORKING ON A STRATEGIC PLAN WITH INDIANAPOLIS ANIMAL CARE SERVICES TO IDENTIFY THE AREAS OF OUR CITY WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF KITTEN AND CAT SURRENDERS IN OUR CITIES MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORHOODS.THIS YEAR 2,131 CATS WERE TRAPPED, FIXED, VACCINATED.

WINTER SHELTER PROGRAM: WE PROVIDE LIFE SUSTAINING SHELTERS THE INDY NEIGHBORHOOD CATS WINTER SHELTER PROGRAM COLLECTS, BUILDS AND DISTRIBUTES BETWEEN 1600 PLUS CAT SHELTERS EACH YEAR. WINTERS IN INDIANAPOLIS CAN BE TOUGH ON OUR COMMUNITY CATS. THOUGH THEY TOLERATE COLD MUCH BETTER THAN MANY OF OUR FURRY FRIENDS, CATS RELY ON OUR SHELTER BUILDS TO PROVIDE THEM WARMTH AND SAFETY IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES. INDY NEIGHBORHOOD CATS WILL START ACCEPTING MORE CATS FROM THE PUBLIC THIS WINTER.WE HAVE ALSO SIGNED AN MOU WITH INDIANAPOLIS ANIMAL CARE SERVICES TO ACT AS A RESCUE THAT CAN PULL CATS FROM THE SHELTER AND PARTNER TO REDUCE THE FELINE LENGTH OF STAY AT OUR CITY SHELTER.