Bergen Babies: January 2008

About This Project

After walking down Bergen Street at least twice a day for over two years, I got sick of seeing the ever increasing number of feral cats on the block. Even worse, were the kittens scampering across the two lane street, dodging cars and buses. I had already rescued and adopted four kittens from this block in Brooklyn, but there kept being more. This past October I took a Trap-Neuter-Return
workshop through the Brooklyn organization Slope Street Cats. Through the organization, I met the most generous group of people you could ever wish to find and they agreed to help me sterilize the feral cat colony on Bergen Street. This is my diary of what it takes to take control of an unwanted cat population.

January 23, 2008

Mr. Chin Returns!

Sorry for the delay. Mr. Chin was returned to his colony on December 22nd. Below is a video of the release, along with a cameo by Gray Girl.

Since returning Mr. Chin, the final release of this TNR project, I've been feeding the colony every other day. It's incredibly satisfying to go into the lot and have these guys come out of hiding with anticipation for yummy kibble and canned food. It's also great to see them healthy and not preggers! Lost Boy and Wonton are once again running around the 'hood together (for a few days I was scared they broke up because of the lack of pheromones!).

Can you see Wonton?

Gray Girl is constantly waiting at the feeding station for me to replenish food and Mr. Chin has been seen quite a few times noshing on food and walking around like he's the king of the lot.

I've placed two winter shelters in the lot as well, and they seem to be in high use. I caught Lost Boy in one, which was pretty darn cute.