9 Kittens In 10 Days: West Orange TNVR Group Needs Food, Fosters

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Nine kittens in 10 days. That’s the recent total from a Trap Neuter Vaccinate and Return (TNVR) organization in West Orange.

West Orange's trap-neuter-vaccinate-return-manage is a program through which feral cats are humanely trapped, spayed or neutered, treated for existing medical conditions and vaccinated, and then returned to their outdoor colony.

Caregivers maintain the colony's health by feeding and monitoring the cats to ensure they remain healthy and the area in which they live remains safe and pest-free. They also seek to socialize young kittens by placing them into foster homes for eventual adoption.

But lately, the cats have kept coming – and they’re hungry, according to a Monday social media post from West Orange TNVR:

“We have taken in 9 kittens in the last 10 days. We are in need of kitten food Fancy Feast Chicken & Turkey. Please if you can help. You can send or drop off food to West Orange TNVR 1026 Smith Manor Blvd. WO 07052. Also, we might be getting a nursing mother (friendly) with two kittens, might you be willing to foster. Thank you, please let me know asap.”

Learn more about this local nonprofit here. Learn how to make a donation, volunteer, adopt or foster a cat here.

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