HES is excited to announce it has received a grant from PetSmart Charities® for $32,800 to begin a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program for feral cats in Chattanooga.

As in all cities around the country, feral cats are increasing in Chattanooga. TNR is a proven and humane solution to the ever increasing population of cats that are not suitable for adoption. These cats are living in our cities, neighborhoods and even our backyards.

HES has been an advocate of Trap-Neuter-Return for some time. With the grant from PetSmart Charities®, we will see an immediate reduction in the feral cat population. An unprecedented collaboration between HES, Wally's Friends and the Cat Clinic of Chattanooga will drastically lower the numbers of feral cats in zip code 37403, an area producing extraordinary numbers of unwanted and misunderstood cats!

Cats will be humanely trapped, spayed/neutered at Wally's Friends, recover with the Cat Clinic of Chattanooga or at HES, and returned to their colony's location. Once altered and returned to their home, caretakers will continue to feed and monitor these cats. Fewer unadoptable cats will enter shelters and unwanted behaviors such as spraying, yowling, and fighting will be decreased dramatically.

Please continue reading to learn more about feral cats, TNR and how you can help. Click here to read the entire article




Spay It Away™
Both Wally's Friends and HES work hard every day to save animals, but have decided that working together we can accomplish more, and do it faster! We have made great strides but now we will push to save animals more than ever! Read more

Details will follow as the campaign emerges! Please consider volunteering for this all important push for the animals to spread the word about free spay/neuter in these neighborhoods and, more importantly, to end animal overpopulation in our communities!  

To VOLUNTEER for this important project CLICK HERE
To DONATE To HES CLICK HERE
To DONATE TO WALLY'S  FRIENDS CLICK HERE

More Upcoming Events

Home 4 the Holidays (Nov. - Dec.):
Home 4 the Holidays is a collaborative effort of shelters throughout the United States and the Helen Hayward Animal Center. The purpose is to find a home for orphaned animals during the holiday season. This year the goal was 350,000 homes and this is the largest adoption drive in history.

Humane Education (January through May):
The Humane Educational Society is joining forces with the Department of Education to enhance a child’s path to becoming a responsible and caring person. By incorporating Hamilton County School Character traits, HES is creating awareness and educating a more humane ethic for treating and viewing animals.

Spay Day USA (February)
Want to inspire people to spay and neuter their pets, improve pet health, and help end the tragedy of pet overpopulation—all in one day? Get involved with our annual Spay Day USA. Hundreds of humane organizations participate each year, increasing their public profiles and reducing the number of accidental litters born in the spring. During Spay Day USA’s first 12 years, participants spayed or neutered an estimated 1,366,000 animals.