LifeLine Spay & Neuter Clinic

LifeLine Animal Project has a low-cost clinic that spays or neuters ferals for $15, plus $5 for a rabies vaccination. The clinic is located at 129 Lake Street, Avondale Estates, GA 30002, phone number 404-292-8800, e-mail clinic@atlantapets.org.

Benefits of TNR

A cat community controls rodents.

Spaying and neutering effectively reduces:  
       fighting and howling by 88 percent;
       urine spraying and smell by 87 percent;
       risk of spreading disease to other cats.

No killing:  TNR is a better alternative than sending the cats to a needless death at animal control. (Last year roughly 90,000 – including an estimated 30,000 feral cats – were killed in Atlanta metro animal shelters.) 

The TNR cat colony does not produce unwanted litters.

Reduced expense to taxpayers:  Each year, metro Atlanta animal controls spend over 15 million taxpayer dollars dealing with the consequences of animal overpopulation. Research proves that euthanizing animals does not effectively reduce pet overpopulation – only neutering and TNR can do that!

 

Common Myths About Feral Cats

Myth #5:  They prey on wildlife.
Truth:  Habitat destruction and pesticides are the main cause of diminishing wildlife. Also note that raccoons and birds of prey diminish wildlife.  

Myth #4:  If people stop feeding the cats, they will go away.
Truth:  Cats are very attached to their own territory/neighborhood. If people stop feeding the cats, they will not move away. They can go for weeks without food and will survive on meager food supplies and continue to reproduce in their neighborhood.

Myth #3:  Trapping and removing will solve the problem.
Truth:  Any species exists in an area for one simple reason: the area provides an environment conducive to that species’ needs.  Cats are no different, so if all the cats are taken away, new cats will move into the area and breed up to capacity.  Therefore, a community has only two choices – either live with a neutered/vaccinated colony that does not reproduce, or live with an unspayed/unvaccinated colony that continues to reproduce.

Myth #2:  It’s not my problem.
Truth:  The fact that Atlanta area animal controls spend over $15 million to deal with animal overpopulation is everyone’s problem. This money is wasted on a method that has been proven not to work.

The #1 Myth:  Feeding cats helps them, even if they aren’t spayed and neutered.
Truth:  Feeding cats without spaying and neutering only makes the problem worse!  Studies show that the more a colony is fed, the more it grows and reproduces, meaning more cats will be born—only to die of disease, freezing weather, predators, and car tires.  In addition, the colony often grows so large that neighbors call animal control, resulting in most of the cats being killed.  However, a few cats will always be left to continue to breed and quickly start this sad cycle all over again.  Please act responsibly towards the cats and spay/neuter any that you feed.

 

Catlanta is a resource, not a rescue. We will not remove cats from your property.
We will provide you the tools and support you need to effectively and humanely manage these cats.