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Tip Me Frederick Awarded $23,000
Grant from Maryland Department of
Agriculture
Support from State Spay-Neuter Grant Program Will Help Tip Me
Frederick’s Lifesaving Work for Community Cats
Tip Me Frederick (TMF) is pleased to have received a grant from the
Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) to help residents in Thurmont
and other areas of northern Frederick County humanely manage the area’s
community cats. The MDA’s two-year old program is designed to reduce
the number of unwanted cats and dogs euthanized in shelters across the
state by providing competitive grants to local governments and animal
welfare organizations that promote and provide spay and neuter services and
educational outreach, with an emphasis on low income communities and
populations.
“Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) is a humane alternative to the ‘trap and kill’
policies that historically have been used to address the overpopulation of
stray and feral/semi-feral cats,” explains TMF founder and president, Barbara
Wratten.
Trap and kill, however, has been repeatedly proven ineffective, cost-
prohibitive, and is considered inhumane by many citizens. In contrast to trap
and kill, trap/neuter/return methods, like the ones used by TMF, capture
homeless, free-roaming cats to sterilize, vaccinate, and then return them to
their ‘outdoor homes’ to live out their natural lives without reproducing. It
is the widely accepted, humane method of controlling the number of free-
roaming cats.
TMF is honored and very grateful to receive the award. “This grant
will allow us to provide free sterilization and vaccination services to our
community cat caregivers in Thurmont and northern Fredrick County,”
says Wratten. “In collaboration with our grant partners, Spa Spay and
Neuter Nook (www.spayspa.org) in Davidsonville, Maryland, and Cuddles
Cat Rescue (www.cuddlescatrescue.com) in Thurmont, we will perform six
hundred free spay/neuter surgeries over the next twelve months.”
Tip Me Frederick (TMF) (www.tipmefrederick.org) is the only all-
volunteer, non-profit dedicated Trap-Neuter-Return-Manage (TNRM)
resource serving Frederick County, Maryland, and surrounding areas. TMF
helps people who care about feral cats by providing them with the experience,
expertise, and access to services to help them humanely manage cat colonies
in their neighborhoods and on their properties. TMF’s services include:
education and training in best practices for managing feral cats; loaning traps
and assisting with trapping when needed; assisting with transport to low-cost
veterinary clinics; and working with local veterinarians to provide access to
low-cost or no-cost spay/neuter and vaccination services. TMF also works
closely with Frederick County Animal Control (FCAC) to return feral cats to
their colonies or place them into new colonies or safe barn homes. Become a
fan of Tip Me Frederick on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TipMeFrederick.
Every new member receives a FREE Get Started Plan!
A no-pressure fitness consultation and 30-day fitness plan.
130 Frederick Road, Thurmont, MD 21701
301.271.0077 anytimefitness.com
*Offer valid with a minimum 12 month membership agreement at participating locations only. Terms and conditions may vary based on applicable state laws and regulations. Monthly
dues still apply. Fitness consultation must occur at the club you join. Duration of the Get Started Plan may vary by location. Each location is independently owned and operated.
Expires 1.15.16 ©2016 Anytime Fitness, LLC
Tip Me Frederick Awarded $23,000
Grant from Maryland Department of
Agriculture
Support from State Spay-Neuter Grant Program Will Help Tip Me
Frederick’s Lifesaving Work for Community Cats
Tip Me Frederick (TMF) is pleased to have received a grant from the
Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) to help residents in Thurmont
and other areas of northern Frederick County humanely manage the area’s
community cats. The MDA’s two-year old program is designed to reduce
the number of unwanted cats and dogs euthanized in shelters across the
state by providing competitive grants to local governments and animal
welfare organizations that promote and provide spay and neuter services and
educational outreach, with an emphasis on low income communities and
populations.
“Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) is a humane alternative to the ‘trap and kill’
policies that historically have been used to address the overpopulation of
stray and feral/semi-feral cats,” explains TMF founder and president, Barbara
Wratten.
Trap and kill, however, has been repeatedly proven ineffective, cost-
prohibitive, and is considered inhumane by many citizens. In contrast to trap
and kill, trap/neuter/return methods, like the ones used by TMF, capture
homeless, free-roaming cats to sterilize, vaccinate, and then return them to
their ‘outdoor homes’ to live out their natural lives without reproducing. It
is the widely accepted, humane method of controlling the number of free-
roaming cats.
TMF is honored and very grateful to receive the award. “This grant
will allow us to provide free sterilization and vaccination services to our
community cat caregivers in Thurmont and northern Fredrick County,”
says Wratten. “In collaboration with our grant partners, Spa Spay and
Neuter Nook (www.spayspa.org) in Davidsonville, Maryland, and Cuddles
Cat Rescue (www.cuddlescatrescue.com) in Thurmont, we will perform six
hundred free spay/neuter surgeries over the next twelve months.”
Tip Me Frederick (TMF) (www.tipmefrederick.org) is the only all-
volunteer, non-profit dedicated Trap-Neuter-Return-Manage (TNRM)
resource serving Frederick County, Maryland, and surrounding areas. TMF
helps people who care about feral cats by providing them with the experience,
expertise, and access to services to help them humanely manage cat colonies
in their neighborhoods and on their properties. TMF’s services include:
education and training in best practices for managing feral cats; loaning traps
and assisting with trapping when needed; assisting with transport to low-cost
veterinary clinics; and working with local veterinarians to provide access to
low-cost or no-cost spay/neuter and vaccination services. TMF also works
closely with Frederick County Animal Control (FCAC) to return feral cats to
their colonies or place them into new colonies or safe barn homes. Become a
fan of Tip Me Frederick on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TipMeFrederick.
Every new member receives a FREE Get Started Plan!
A no-pressure fitness consultation and 30-day fitness plan.
130 Frederick Road, Thurmont, MD 21701
301.271.0077 anytimefitness.com
*Offer valid with a minimum 12 month membership agreement at participating locations only. Terms and conditions may vary based on applicable state laws and regulations. Monthly
dues still apply. Fitness consultation must occur at the club you join. Duration of the Get Started Plan may vary by location. Each location is independently owned and operated.
Expires 1.15.16 ©2016 Anytime Fitness, LLC
