Update on Feral Ordinance

April 4, 2013 No comments yet

On MARCH 19TH at 10:00 am a meeting of the Board of Cook County Commissioners convened and hundreds of concerned citizens showed up to show their support for TNR and for the Cook County Managed Feral Cat Ordinance which has protected outside cats and their caretakers for five years. WHAT HAPPENED At 11:30, the line [...]

Spring & Summer TNR Workshops

April 4, 2013 No comments yet

Caretakers who attend a workshop will receive priority for TNR assistance. Our workshops are very informal. We help you complete the paperwork, show you how to use the traps, loan you as many traps as you need, and tell you where the low-cost clinics are. Workshop in Oak Forest (TBA Every Month) Next Workshop: April [...]

February TNR Workshops

February 7, 2013 No comments yet

Caretakers who attend a workshop will receive priority for TNR Assistance. You do not need to register. Our workshops are very informal. We help you complete the paperwork, show you how to use the traps, loan you as many traps as you need, and tell you when and where the low-cost clinics are. Contact us with [...]

How Can That Happen??

February 7, 2013 8 comments

There were fifty-five cats and kittens in the house when the Triple R Pets volunteers arrived.  The house reeked of feces and urine, and the smell clung to clothes long after leaving the house.  There were no litter boxes.  Food was scattered on the floor and mixed with feces.  Newborn kittens were literally dropping helplessly fromthe tiles in [...]

2012 TNR Annual Report

January 5, 2013 No comments yet

As part of our agreement with Cook County under the Feral Cat Ordinance, we are required to report on our activities every year. We had another very active year and TNR’ed nearly 450 feral cats. We accomplished this at the cost of about $35 per cat. You can download the full report and read about [...]

Shelter Building Workshop, Postponed

September 12, 2012 4 comments

** POSTPONED** Due to weather, we have moved the workshop to the 27th. Its about that time of the year when it begins to cool down, trees start  to drop their leaves and we know that winter isn’t far around the corner. You might be thinking about pulling out your heavy winter layers but have [...]

TNR Caretaker Workshops

September 10, 2012 3 comments

To make it easier for everyone to come to our workshops and learn how to help the outside cats, Triple R Pets has now scheduled workshops on a regular basis every month. Those caretakers who attend a workshop will receive priority for TNR assistance. ** Note ** The 2012 TNR program will end in November [...]

Brideview now part of Cook County Feral Ordinance

July 18, 2012 No comments yet

Cook County won over Bridgeview and struck down their ordinance banning the keeping of feral cats. The ruling upheld the Cook County Ordinance for Managed Feral Cats thus permitting Bridgeview residents the right to provide food, water, and shelter for feral cats as long as a TNR effort is being made. This is another huge [...]

Annual Garage Sale

April 3, 2012 2 comments

Join Us for our Annual Garage Sale Triple R Pets is joining with Lulu’s Locker to have a huge May garage sale. May 18th, 8a – 5p and May 19th, 8a to 4p. 21288 Brown Drive, Frankfort,  IL Google Map Spring Clean-up at Your House? Don’t know what to do with all that “stuff” in [...]

Vol. Trapper Workshop – April 12

March 5, 2012 1 comment

Learn how you can help the outside cats by becoming a Volunteer Trapper Willow Springs Public Works Building 8261 S. Willow Springs Rd, Willow Springs, IL (between the WS Police Dept and the Fire Dept.) Thursday April 12, 6:30 to 8:00 pm