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The Greater New Haven Cat Project, Inc. (GNHCP) was founded in the spring of 1996, when a group of some forty animal welfare activists from various parts of Connecticut met to discuss ideas for improving the welfare of cats in our communities, with particular (but not exclusive) emphasis on alleviating the suffering of abandoned, neglected, and abused cats through humane population control. It was from this initial meeting that the GNHCP was formed. The organization is comprised entirely of volunteers and acquired its 501(c)(3) status in August 1999. The mission of The Greater New Haven Cat Project, Inc. is to seek to end the suffering of homeless cats through the practice of trap/neuter/return (t/n/r), but also to educate our community ethically about the importance of animal welfare. Our t/n/r program works with neighborhood colony managers to ensure that feral cats are spayed or neutered and then returned to their home environment. We also provide pre- and postoperative care for the cats involved. On the evening before surgery, cats are brought in traps to a covered garage; the traps are placed on blocks of wood and are covered with blankets to keep the animals warm and calm. In addition to the spay/neuter procedure, cats are also vaccinated against rabies and respiratory illness and checked for signs of infections or parasites; these are treated as needed. After surgery, the veterinarian places each cat into a carrier to ease recovery from anesthesia...

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