What a wonderful team!
When I contacted them, they promptly came to the location and helped us with the kittens from the Silver Spring colony. They neutered and vaccinated our kittens. And also they helped us with shelters, making their little corner more comfortable and safe. I can only thank these wonderful people that God puts in our lives!
Wonderful organization that helped us with a litter of new kittens in our backyard. They both tnr the parents and fostered kittens for adoption. We also later adopted one of our cats - MC3 helped us find the perfect new member who fit right in!
What a fabulous group of cat caring folks. We had a large colony in our apartment complex. MC C3 responded trapping them, getting them vaccinated microchip spayed neutered and returned. We are grateful for their assistance
MCC3 connected with me with beautiful Bella! She is gentle, loving and simply purrrfect!!!! She is besties with my daughter, sleeps with her every night and follows her everywhere! Happy to support this organization and all of the great work they do on a daily basis!
TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) efforts play a pivotal role in fostering healthy cat colonies. The incredible work of the volunteer force of MCC3 is indispensable to Montgomery County and the numerous feral cats that call it home. By focusing on proper feeding, territory management, and population control, we can ensure that these beautiful cats thrive safely alongside us. I am deeply thankful to MCC3 for bringing me the joy of adopting this perfect brother and sister duo!
About a year ago, some of our neighborhood cats started to have kittens. Concerned for their well being, we reached out to Montgomery County Community Cat Coalition. Within a day they had already come up with a plan to help take care of the kitties. They managed to bring them all in, include some of the adult cats, for wellness checks and vaccines. They even found forever homes for some of the kittens. Not too long after Montogomery County Cat Coalition introduced us to the newest member of our household, a 3 year old tabby who has excitedly joined our family. We are forever grateful for Montogomery County Community Cat Coalition for everything and would highly recommend them to anyone in need.
MC C3 is well known in my neighborhood, and with my friends throughout the county, for compassionately saving and caring for feral and/or abandoned cats. When I decided to adopt a bonded pair (so they would have company), I was so excited to be offered a pair that had been part of an outside colony who'd been cared for and became bonded over 2 years. Everyone involved was so caring and supportive. Now that my two new family members are in their forever home and getting used to the different environment, MC C3 has stayed in touch to make sure that we are all happy. They also provided carriers, the cats' beds, and some food. It couldn't have been a better experience.
In December I contacted MC C3 for trapping assistance for a community cat on my block. I received a lightning fast response, and Ronda mobilized to help trap him. Within a week, he was TNRed, given some vaccines and dewormed. I appreciate that this nonprofit arranged for his transportation to the clinic and back. Volunteers work after hours and on weekends and are deserving of donations and funding.
Courtney in Four Corners Silver Spring
I noticed my neighbor feeding cats and assumed the animals belong to him. I joined in the feeding of the feral cats, and then made contact with MC C3 to check on the catch and release program.
Bev and Ronda, have been so helpful and responsive in assisting my neighbors and I, in our desire to help our feral friends. I have appreciated their interest in care of our feral family and keeping me abreast of what services are offered with the catch and release program.
So happy that this service is available.
After moving into our Silver Spring neighborhood, we noticed a small population of community cats. As cat owners, we observed that the cats took care of themselves, but we were concerned about their health and well-being, especially once we noticed there were also kittens running around too. With the help of Montgomery County Community Cat Coalition and many neighbors, we were able to trap more than a dozen community cats, they all received wellness checks, were spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and released back all within a few days. They also helped find forever homes for the kittens. It is truly amazing work that they do. We did not hesitate to reach back out when we found a cat, during the polar vortex in a local park, trying to keep warm. They responded right away and helped us ensure the cat was healthy. In the end, we were able to keep him and he is now part of our family. We are forever grateful for Montgomery County Community Cat Coalition for taking such wonderful care of our neighborhood cats and we highly recommend them to anyone in need.
MC C3 has been a wonderful organization for rescuing feral and abandoned cats in my neighborhood. They have gone beyond my expectations and have been able to get a number of my backyards cats spayed and neutered to help cut down on the overpopulation of outdoor feral cat population. I am forever grateful for their expertise and guidance in doing what we can to help rescue and aid the poor cats who live in harsh conditions outside. They have always provided assistance when I needed it and highly recommend them for cat rescues.
MCC3 has been amazing helping my small community cat clouder. They are very knowledgeable, responsive and compassionate.
I first got in touch with the Montgomery County Community Cat Coalition 15+ years ago when I was out walking my dog, and saw many ferals cats roaming my apartment complex. With the assistance of a MCÇCC volunteer I trapped 4 or 5 ferals, plus "Mama", a cat I still feed today (white cat in photos), and her 3 kittens, 2 of whom became my indoor kitties.
Since then, I have been feeding ferals in my apartment complex with food provided by MCCC (I don't have a car, and a volunteer kindly drops it off for me). Over the years I have had a steady group of between 4 and 7 cats show up daily to eat at the "cat cafe" on my front steps.
MCCC volunteers are dedicated and tireless, doing essential work on behalf of ferals cats, trapping them for TNR and health care and providing food for volunteers to feed cat colonies. They deserve to be fully funded so they can continue these important activities.
A pregnant ferral cat came to my deck and decided to stay. She had six kittens so I had to do everything I could to help her raise the kittens. She welcomed the food and shelter but never let me touch her. When the kittens were old enough to start adopting out the TNR team came to the rescue. They trapped mom and brought her back spayed, dewormed and shots. She is now happily living on my deck but still won't get too near. I'm sure she would be here pregnant again if it weren't for the awesome care from the cat coalition team.
I moved into my home about 2 years ago. The first year I noticed about 8 semi-feral cats in and out of my yard but didn't know what to do for them. I learned about the Montgomery County Community Cat Coalition through their extensive efforts when dozens of Himalayan cats were dumped nearby. When I met a volunteer at a community event we discussed the colony of cats near my home and she told me about TNR. She followed up and has been working to vaccinate and spay/neuter the colony ever since. It's a lot of work because there are a lot of cats. The Coalition has also been very helpful when cats have been abandoned in our neighborhood. This is an amazing organization with dedicated and impactful volunteers which is why I support them. I would encourage others to do the same.
MCC3’s commitment to the well-being of feral cats in my community has been nothing short of extraordinary. I have personally received their assistance multiple times and so have many of my neighbors. My first experience with MCC3 occurred this past fall when a feral cat mother brought her six kittens to my backyard. I was very worried about how to address the situation. The kittens were already exploring on their own and required to be trapped individually. MCC3’s Ronda and Beverly conducted a marathon trapping of each of the kittens throughout a very long afternoon. MCC3 compassionately helped the mother and kittens receive medical care, including neutering and spaying. MCC3 even went so far as to find the kittens forever homes! Recently, two other intact feral cats became frequent visitors to my backyard. These cat were initially elusive to catch but with persistence, expertise and dedication Ronda caught these cats and helped them receive medical care and neutering before releasing them. I am eternally grateful to this amazing organization and their incredibly compassionate volunteers.
Our yard had become a preferred spot for kittens, with 3 litters choosing our property in the last 2 years as a nice hangout. I had already reached out to MCC3 about our most recent litter when the universe dropped a lone kitten a few weeks older in our backyard. We adopted him and continued working with MCC3 to get the full litter of 6 to loving homes and it became a neighbor effort to TNR Mama and Papa. (Successful!) The MCC3 volunteers were amazing in helping with our neighborhood, including helping neighbors rescue their own runaways. There was absolutely no question that when we decided our lone kitten needed a sibling to reach out to our local volunteer with the MCC3. With their help and guidance, we are now the proud parents of 2 kittens who are so bonded you would never know they came from different litters. A little cat house is in our backyard for passerbyers to hopefully keep future litters a bit safer. I truly feel like we have found a new friend in our MCC3 volunteer.
This organization helps stray cats and feeds them, gets them neutered, gets them vaccinated and gets them medical treatment if needed. They operate with a very small budget and deserve support.
Many years ago, we adopted two cats from MCC3…Thunder and Katie. Thunder was only two years old and had lived most of his life as a foster. Katie was four and she had been left at a pet store and thus ended up in foster care. When we walked into the room where the cats lived, Katie immediately adopted me.
In late 2021, Katie developed liver failure and I had to make the decision to let her go. This left poor Thunder alone and he was really lost without her. This loneliness and constant wailing went on for about a year until a friend contacted me about a kitten that had been abandoned…and so I adopted Ellie.
Last summer, MCC3 TNR’d a female cat (she had just given birth to four kittens who have been adopted by two different families) and while she was there, the vet discovered that the third eyelid had not developed properly. So this cat, Gracie was taken to a veterinary ophthalmologist and both eyes were surgically repaired. Once this was completed, and all of the healing done, I said I would foster Gracie with the option to adopt if my other two kiddos got along with her and she with them.
Everyone gets along well, and Gracie’s favourite place to sit or lay is my lap.
I can’t say enough about how caring the people are who spend countless hours feeding, trapping, making vet runs, scrambling to get appointments at various clinics, and putting up with some of the most stupid issues when they are trying to help people who ask for their help.
I feel this group goes above and beyond when it comes to caring for the cat population and I nominate them for a grant.
We called him Pfizer. In March\April of 2021, during the COVID pandemic, I spotted a black cat near my back porch. He ran away when he saw me. But, I put out canned cat food for him. He came back and we began a nearly 3 year food oriented relationship, until his tragic passing. Pfizer was beautiful in every way, but was terrified of people. Over time he learned to come on the porch, use a cat heating pad and occasionally use a kitty tube. But mostly, after eating his buffet meals, he would disappear. Some neighbors saw him go in and out of the sewer, or perhaps nearby fields. He had favorite foods and grew to be sleek with fur that glistened. He loved the potted catnip plants and would bend the stems down and chew them. There was always fresh water, but he often preferred the birdbaths. Seeing him come to eat was a great joy over the years and he was loved. I can’t say much more because my heart has been broken. I am forever thankful to MC C3 who came and successfully trapped him, rushed him to emergency care and also gave me much emotional support when he passed.
When I rescued a dying cat in a creek, I had no one else to turn to other than MCC3. The cat was ear tipped, and I had a feeling she was a former colony cat. All other organizations turned us away, but MCC3 stepped up to help us help this cat. They have been steadfast in their support, and are the sole reason 15 year old ginger gets a second shot at life. They covered her $810 bill without hesitation and are helping us crowdsource even more funding. They are the bridge for Ginger going from pain and discomfort to the comfort of a foster home and vet care. Additionally they have helped us with their educational programs and helped us navigate the care for a feral cat we noticed outside of our new home when we moved. The cat had no caretaker, and now it does, thanks to MCC3. I cannot support this origination enough. They are a pillar of the community and we are all better for having them.
So grateful to Montgomery County Community Cat Coalition for saving our two wonderful kitties Benson and Stabler from a dangerous situation. They were born behind a burned out building and their feral mom took them through the sewers to the other side of the main road and hid them behind a gas station. This group goes above and beyond to help cats who have nobody to turn to.
MCC3 does amazing work with community cats and their care givers. This group not only does traditional TNR trap-neuter-return helping control the cat population, they provide food to the community cat care givers, shelters, consulting and neighborhood awareness and education. They work closely with the local animal control to respond to community, unhoused and feral cats/kittens that are in danger or requiring emergency veterinary care. Skilled cat trappers are able to locate, humanely trap even the most illusive feral cat. During kitten season, they respond to dozens of kitten sightings especially those at risk of immediate harm.
MC3 can only be described as angels here on earth. They’re tireless, dedicated work to trap, neuter & release (TNR) & finding furever homes where possible for feral cats is nothing short of awesome! I am proud to support this organization with hopes that many more will follow suit. Keep up the good work MC3 ❤️
MC3 has helped me catch 7 feral cats and 3 kittens. It was tough, but their encouragement, supplies, and spaying and neutering support made it possible. They deserve all the love and support Montgomery County and the community can give them.
I have been helped by this organization for a few years. All together, I think we have trapped, neutered and released or kittens adopted 24 feral cats/kittens in my complex alone! They are fabulous! Knowledgeable, passionate about what they do, and generally just really great people
I gave them a donation. Will they do not send you a bill, they rely on donations and any other county funding they may receive. At least I hope they have local and county support. They are doing them a great service! Thank you Kim and Amy!
An absolute wonderful organization to work with. Everyone is extremely professional and eager to help. Our family needed help trapping a feral mom and her 3 kittens, and thanks to Rita, Elisa, and Regina we were able to provide a better life for all of the cats!!!
I am very grateful for MCC3! We had two successful TNRs thanks to Rita and Richard's assistance! The MCC3 staff are very experienced and were kind to monitor the cats' post-surgery recovery before releasing them back to the community. You can tell that the staff really care about cats and are committed to helping them!
In June 2023 I came across a Mama cat “Daisy” with her kittens that were under my neighbors very tight deck. I talked to my neighbor who had no idea how they got there but she had no clue who to call and neither did I. The following day I came across a a flyer with MCC3 info. And was a bit skeptical at first but another neighbor reached out to them and boy where they haven sent. Amy was able to come over and set up traps over the weekend, on a Sunday! I learned so much about community cats and how to help them in such a short time all thanks to Amy. With her help we were able to trap the Mama and have her neuter and back to the neighborhood within a few days. The volunteers are so dedicated. I know whenever I need them they are just a phone/text away. I posted a picture of “Daisy” right before we released her back to the community.
MCC3 is an outstanding organization. Every time I ask for their assistance they are always there for me and for the cats. Big Bruno
I’ve had such a positive experience with MCC3! They helped TNR a community mama and her kitties. Mama cat was released back into the community while the kittens found their forever homes! MCC3 provided traps and amazing advice for trapping community cats - I wouldn’t have been able to do it without them!
In 2022, I came across a cat colony of 30+ , some where very sick, young and some
Where kittens. MCC3 was contacted and immediately Beverly came to see the colony and help. Beverly, started taking first the sick cats and got them healthy. So far 22 cats have been TNR, 19 of those females. MCC3 always have responded quickly to this cat colony needs, even though they are swamped with work, MCC3 has always respond quickly to the needs of this colony. I am very thankful we have an organization that our community can count with..
I am so grateful to MC3. Myself and other tenants found a mama cat and her kittens living in a hole under our apartment building. It was an unsafe place for the cats, and we wanted to help, but were not sure what to do. We contacted at least a dozen organizations and MC3 was the only one that got back to us. Not only did they give us clear advice on what to with them, Rita showed up bright and early with crates and trapped them. Even once we had the cats, they have helped every step of the way with advice, supplies, vet care and will be helping us adopt them out. Without them this whole process would have been so much harder if not impossible. Now we have three healthy kittens who will soon have forever homes, and a mother cat that will be spayed and never have to go through this again. Great organization.
Beverly and her team are seriously the best! My mom and I are cat lovers and it's been heartbreaking to see how many feral cats have come about in the last year. Having assistance to trap and release has helped so much in at least keeping the numbers down of the cats outside. We are very lucky to have a local community group assist with this.
I had an incredible and unforgettable experience with the Montgomery County Community Cat Coalition (MC C³). Four young kitties and a mama cat appeared on my doorstep. With having no prior experience with cats, the MC C³ provided their expertise and their resources to make sure the kittens were taken care of. As time went on, the mama cat gave birth to three new kittens and the MC C³ helped me trap, neutered and adopted the other kittens. The Montgomery County Community Cat Coalition is a dedicated group to helping the cats, they have a great timely response and it made me appreciate the new pets I have gained. They were amazing and you can see how much they care when you work with them. I highly recommend the Montgomery County Community Cat Coalition!!
Gray and Remy
Several years ago, my neighbor, who volunteers with MCC3, trapped one male and soon after another who were begging for food and fighting with other cats around my house. She trapped them, took them to a vet to be neutered, vaccinated and tagged and then returned them to my yard. With winter coming on, MCC3 provided a weather proof shelter for them. Slowly trust grew and they became my most wonderful pets and companions and are now true house cats - my comfort kitties.
Since then, I have learned of many rescues my neighbor has performed, trapping in all kinds of weather and always on call for any cat in distress and homeless. Every day, she feeds and cleans several colonies of feral cats who are not adoptable. She, herself, as adopted 10 older half ferals, some with expensive health conditions.
The volunteers with MCC3 donate their time and transportation for the TNR program, they cover the cost of cat food for the colonies when donations are low, provide shelters at colony locations and are on emergency call for cats in distress. They help find homes for adoptable cats and kittens. They also know how critical neutering is for maintaining existing colonies.
This is an extremely worthy volunteer organization. They know that cats are not well adapted to living in the wild and need help. It is a truly humane cause.
So about May, a grey tabby started coming around the house. "He" seemed to be feral - no voice, very skittish if a human got within 10'. But we figured "he" could have a free meal whenever he came around and in a few days he was showing up for breakfast and dinner.
And late May, early June, we discovered that "he" was a she, as grey momma took up residence under the azaleas next to the front stoop with her four new kittens. So we put out food as often as she wanted to eat (4 times a day or so, since she was nursing). But now we had to make plans to get her trapped and spayed before she came into heat again, and to get the kittens picked up for their medical care and adoption.
A friend of my daughter does fostering for a local rescue adoption group, and recommended MCC3. So a few weeks ago I contacted them and Elisa Salas, one of their volunteers, got in touch and we began planning the campaign. Elisa looked over the property and the cats' territory. By now the kittens are well over a pound, each, and moderately hand tamed. They were taking cat food, not just nursing. Apart from fleas of course, they seemed very healthy - filling out nicely, active, typical curious kittens who were becoming well socialized.
So July 15 Elisa set up the trap for momma. We scooped up the kittens by hand and put the in a carrier with no trouble. Momma was spooked enough by this that she ignored the trap that evening, but the next day, she was around for breakfast in the morning and went to a newly baited trap in the evening, so Elisa was able to transport her for neuter and vax. She will be returned to our property and as long as she wants to stay around we will take care of her as best we can. She is, I think, born feral, and has gotten as friendly as her imprinting is going to allow. She has no interest in coming into the house.
We will be adopting one of her kittens when they are available from the county shelter. We'd take all of them but we already have three cats.
So this group was responsive, friendly, and efficient. They obviously really care about the cats.
I will say frankly that I am not a fan of maintaining colonies of feral cats - even with friendly humans to feed them, they can have a tough, and short, life. But TNR does make those lives a little easier, and MCC3 does a good job of it.
Due to COVID I could no longer work as a physical therapist assistant. I wanted to contribute and help, so I decided to work with my true passion, cats! I contacted Montgomery County Cat Coalition and started to do TNR in my neighborhood. Even though we were new to the neighborhood, the cats seemed to know we are cat lovers. Since we started in 2020, we have rescued 5 adult friendly cats that were adopted. We have rescued over 9 kittens and adopted them out as well. We have successfully TNR’d 4 cats thanks to the help of Montgomery County Cat Coalition. Our resident community cat, Trixie, is a true success story. She is a great educational tool for our neighbors, and even gets along with some of the dogs in our neighborhood! None of this would have been possible without Montgomery County Cat Coalition, we are truly grateful to them for all their help!
Highly recommend this group of dedicated folks. I received immediate response to my inquiry and was able to get three kittens into a foster home and bring their bonded parents back to my home. Excellent group doing important work, MC C3 is worthy of your donation.
This is a great group of people who dedicate a large part of their time to helping cats and caretakers. Big thumbs up!
MC C3 is improving the quality of life of both community cats and the people of Montgomery County. The group consists of dedicated group of individuals who welcome new volunteers into the important work of trap-neuter-return (TNR). It has been a wonderful experience learning the ropes from highly experienced TNR experts and changing the lives of cats!
The Montgomery County Community Cat Coalition is a lifesaving organization. My community has a small population of community cats. I contacted Beverly and through her hard work and dedication, we were able to trap and care for all of the cats. Most recently, I noticed an injured cat. Her uterus was pushed out and hanging on the outside of her body. The poor thing would have had a slow and painful death. It was heartbreaking. I called Beverly and within two days, the cat was trapped and had surgery. She is being cared for by a volunteer until she recovers. The work of this organization is important and vital to the reduction of the community cat population and to keep ones that are here, safe and cared for. Thank you to all the volunteers that dedicate their time, energy, wisdom, experience and love to all the cats and to the community members that call for support. This organization is outstanding.
MCC3 is an outstanding organization! Bev is tireless in her work to trap, neuter and return feral cats to their colonies. She has been exceptional in her advice and encouragement to me. My family has a feral colony that has lived in a barn on our property for more than twenty years. With Bev's help most of the cats have been spayed or neutered and I am confident that we will be able to catch the rest. Feral cats are too often vilified instead of supported. Bev and MCC3 demonstrate that feral cats can be cared for in a humane and safe manner. Thank you, Bev!!
Jeanne Sanders
When I moved to my Silver Spring neighborhood, I found several feral cats in need of food and shelter near my home. The mother cats found a way to get under my deck to have their kittens. MCC3 helped me trap the cats to get them spayed or neutered where I released them back to their natural environment. MCC3 also helped to find homes for the kittens. I have five of the ferals cats that have made my backyard their home and they seem quite happy.
It is so important to spay and neuter the feral cats and MCC3 makes it so easy. They will support you with every step needed of the TNR process. Bev is amazing and very responsive. I will continue to help the feral cats in my neighborhood with the help of Bev and MCC3. I am very grateful for this organization!
MC C3 is one of the most dedicated, selfless and also organized on a professional level (only by volunteers) nonprofit organization. I have assisted them in the past when they got calls from neighborhoods to trap, spay / neuter or medically treat a cat. Their operation is crucial not only to help innocent animals to care for - feeding , medically assisting, winterizing their outdoor kennels - but also to control rodent population. Many people even told me how lovely to see these beautiful creatures in their neighborhoods. God bless MC C3.
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Montgomery County Cat Coalition is truly an important organization in our community. Their two-fold mission is not only be compassionate and save our community cats lives but also control our communities’ rodent population and help our environment . We have extremely dedicated people taking care of these cats . Once people find out about this they love having the cats around . I know this from personal experience . We need to educate our community, our children much more about this . I would even go that far this would be a great program for the Montgomery county schools to get the students involved . The TNR program tremendously helps the stray cat population . I am all for supporting this wonderful worthy cause !
I am SO grateful for Bev C. and MCCCC! They have spent most of this summer helping me trap and spay/neuter all the stray cats in my neighborhood. We are so relieved not to fear finding another litter of kittens to find homes for. Their dedication to the cause is admirable!
MCC3 does tremendous good work. Their TNR efforts are tackling feline overpopulation at the roots, and making our county a better place for animals and people. Through aggressive spay/neuter efforts, they're reducing the number of cats and kittens that flow into our local shelters, enabling local shelters to provide better care and positive outcomes for all their animals. MCC3 does a lot of good on a shoestring budget and all-volunteer power.
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MC C3 has been a godsend for community cats in our county, and for all the shelters and rescues that benefit from reduced intakes and calls for assistance for feral kittens. I've been a "freelance" TNR advocate for many years, and I really appreciate how MC C3 coordinates requests for assistance, provides a system for tracking colonies and caretakers, collects data, and basically unites the efforts of grassroots organizations and advocates across a very large county. I've also benefited from their shelter building work; when a colony I assist needs shelters, I've been able to simply pick them up from MC C3's shelter building volunteers and get them quickly delivered to the caretaker.
This group provides trap/neuter/return services, a food bank for qualified colony caretakers, and winter shelters for feral/community cats. It’s an all volunteer group that works all year around to improve the lives of community cats and prevent unwanted litters. This benefits the cats and the taxpayers by keeping the outdoor cat population under control and keeping more cats out of shelters where they would likely face euthanization.
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This nonprofit is an umbrella organization comprised of multiple animal welfare groups, who work together to provide trap/neuter/return services, a food bank to help caretakers feed community cats, and winter shelters for the cats. It focuses on cooperation among the member organizations to prevent competition for the same available grants and reduce duplication of efforts and competition for donors.
MC C3 works hard to improve the lives of community cats, reduce unwanted litters of kittens, and reduce the number of these cats taken into shelters - all of which also benefits the taxpayers.
The trappers, vets, and other MC C3 Volunteers are awesome!
This non-profit organization is terrific! I have referred a handful of people to MCC3, when a homeless cat, or the kind person looking after the cat, has needed some guidance or assistance. Also, I have volunteered a few times with MCC3; building winter cat shelters, assisting with pet food collections, and have found the experiences fun and rewarding. This organization has an impressive collection of dedicated, skilled and compassionate people.
I had been feeding a cat living the courtyard of my apartment building for about two months, when I discovered that she had a young kitten. I wanted to rescue them and get them inside from the cold December weather. Many friends and a couple of rescue groups discouraged me from thinking I could domesticate them, as they were obviously feral. However, I learned about MC C3, and contacted them.
Rita Flygar came to check out the situation and talk to me about TNR. She quite quickly decided that these cats were not acting like feral cats and thought it would be quite possible for me to adopt them. In fact, both cats sensed immediately that Rita is around cats a lot and likes them, as they both stayed in sight and watched us the whole time we talked. Before, they, especially the kitten, would not even come to eat until I was further away from them.
Within a short time, Rita got an appointment with the veterinarian for them, and arranged the trapping. Now Chessie and Toby are enjoying the warmth, food and toys that are plentiful in my apartment, and we are a happy family of three!
It is hard to express how thrilled and grateful I am for the whole TNR experience with MC C3. I will continue to sing their praises and recommend them to friends and relatives.
I have been helped immensely with the free feral cat food program over the past few years, having been a feral cat caretaker for close to 35 years now. It is very expensive to feed outdoor cats and for those of us who do so, it is always out-of-pocket. This program has been a godsend to me and others because it is like a gift from God, not only providing us with bags and cans of cat food but always reinforcing our spirits and efforts to keep on helping these homeless animals. The volunteers are exceptionally helpful, very hardworking, and just good people. Anyone who is caring for feral cats can get this help which in my case, carries me through thinner times as I am a senior.
Montgomery Community Cat Coalition is truly an example of all that a local nonprofit organization can be. When I first started feeding the sweet cats who showed up in my yard, I didn’t know about them and handled the food expenses myself. As my colony grew, we continued to do this. A friend put me in touch with MC3 and I learned about their wonderful work not only providing donated food but their amazing help with trapping, spaying, vaccinating and fostering. They have truly made a difference in the community and not only nurtured our community cats but shown that TNR works and humanely controls the ferel population. Their volunteers are devoted and generously give their time and energy to make MC3 a wonderful asset to the community and make it possible through their donated food distribution for me to have the joyful experience of each day seeing my community cats healthy and well nourished and without worry of them reproducing. I love MC3 for what they have done for our community.
The food bank program has helped me so much. My large TNR'd colony was expensive to feed and having their food donation every other month or so was awesome. MCC3 is a group of wonderful folks trying to make things better for community cats. I support them through my Amazon Smile account and wish them all continued success.
I am grateful for the kind and compassionate people of MCC3. They are true angels. So selfless, dedicating themselves and much of their time to help and save so many of these sweet animals. From the bottom of our hearts, Thank You!!!
I am not sure where to begin. I live in a community surrounded by trees. The area is a mixture of single-family homes, apartments, and townhouses. Roughly a year ago, two cats and a kitten showed up in my backyard. One cat was super friendly, as was the kitten. In a panic, I contacted MCC3. One of the volunteers, Ms. Flygar, was a life (shall I say cat?) saver! She loaned me a trap, showed me how to use it, and even gave me smelly cat food to put in the humane trap. I caught the kitten first and Ms. Flygar found a foster home for her. Not long after, he was adopted, along with another kitten. Then, trapped the beautiful orange tabby. Again, MCC3 and Ms. Flygar came to the rescue. The cat was adopted w/in a week of being at the Ellicott City Petsmart. Unfortunately, the mother cat did not survive long enough to be trapped. And MCC3 gave me a shoulder to cry on. This may sound like it's all about me, but it's not. It's about finding a community of animal lovers who work tirelessly to save the animals and adopt them out or return them safely to the community. They even help you figure out how to have the truly feral cats spayed/neutered. And, given shots before they are returned to the neighborhood they came from. FYI: if the cat's ear is tipped, it's been spayed/neutered/given shots. In any case, since the first two, Ms. Flygar and MCC3 have provided me with a lovely wooden cat shelter. I purchased my own trap and have caught two more. One was adopted as a barn cat by a friend. He is loving life w/other cats and has a trailer with food, water, cat beds he and the others use when the weather is bad. I do not have enough good things to say about this organization. I am honored to have learned from them and I thank them, profusely, on behalf of the cats. Join, donate, work with them. You will be glad you did.
They are just amazing! The tireless work they do to make the lives of cats better is priceless. They stay up all night to trap feral cats to be spay/neutered, feed them every day no matter the extreme heat or extreme cold, and provide love to the unloved. I am proud to support these amazing people and the work that they do!
We are so fortunate to live in Montgomery county. The residents are strong animal advocates. There was a need for a group to manage feral cat colonies and provide a program to the community to assist in helping abandoned cats. A super dedicated group of volunteers was started MCC3
They have a relationship with a spay neuter clinic. The volunteers respond to requests for help. They assist in trapping and transport cats for vet care. They educate community members how to care for the cats and provide shelters
They make such a positive difference. Reducing the number of homeless cats, assisting the community with their time and energy and filling a need by the successful practice of TN & R. In .Montgomery county.
I have been working with Mcc3 for awhile. Bev has been so helpful. I have a feral cat that keeps coming for food but I was not able to trapped him. Finally, I did it! He got neutered and I release him back out. They help me through the whole process and when ever I have any questions they always get back to me. They even build felines houses for the cats. Thank you Mcc3.
MCC has been a lifesaver for many feral cats in my neighborhood. After moving here from Canada I noticed many stray hungry cats in my area along with their kittens. With MCC’s and Bev’s help we have made the feral cat population much more manageable by TNR. I now have shelters on my property and the cats have a place to sleep and lots of food. It is very rewarding to help these colonies. My only wish is that people would realize how unfair it is to not take the responsibility to spay or neuter their animals.
Gail Harding
I don’t think I would have been able to help the cats of my community without MCC3. They have giving me the training and support needed to be an effective trapper. Their connections with other non-profits have also assisted in procuring the funds needed for surgeries and vaccinations when the community caretakers are unable to afford the clinic fees (which is almost always the case). They also work tirelessly at procuring grants to help the community cats living in areas of greater need. Since is TNR is the only humane solution to control the population of unowned cats, the role of MCC3 in our community cannot be understated.
There are a several feral cats in my neighborhood and I started to feed them but had no clue what else I should do to keep them healthy and, more specifically, fixed! I did some research online and stumbled upon MC C3. Some of my kitties were not easy to trap but we kept at it and were able to catch them all! Not only that but MC C3 got me two cat houses that we put in specific areas. I know for a fact that the kitties are using them after seeing them in there. I know there are so many cats that MC C3 gets called to help catch, and they work tirelessly to make sure they are trapped and treated/fixed. I so appreciate their dedication and hard work, and I wish they could get even more help for this noble mission.
I had noticed a cat stalking the birds at my bird feeder 5 times a day, and didn’t realize it was because she had babies until 3 little kittens wandered around on the deck! This had never happened to me before and MCC3 was amazing. They gave me advice on what to do, lent starter materials and excellent advice when I decided to foster the the three kittens, trapped, neutered, and released the cats into my care for the next steps. Mama cat is now a community cat cared for by a neighbor. I’ve adopted 2 of the kittens and the third has a wonderful new family, also thanks to contacts through MCC3. Things couldn’t have turned out better. Thanks MCC3 (and especially Amy!)
We were hosting 3 ferals until we had 5. The youngest female (unspayed) had a pair of kittens. MCC3 provided guidance and assistance in trapping both kittens and fostering them, ultimately leading to them being adopted together. Then they continued to help us trap and spay the tuxedo cat mother. Further we received information on how to acquire an outdoor cat shelter for this coming winter. A Blessing to our community.
Great organization helping feed and providing spay/neuter options for all the wonderful community kitties in Montgomery County.
I have been rescuing cats and doing TNR for decades, for many years on my own. For the last 16 years, being on the list of feral helpers for Alley Cat Allies, I have advised people who were willing to trap and help a cat or cats, loaned them traps, given them low cost vet options, and when needed, trapped for people. I am older now and have some physical problems, and just can’t do do the trapping anymore, so I am thrilled that so many people and organizations have come together in Montgomery County to form this wonderful community cat coalition!
Now when I get pleas for help that I can’t handle myself, I direct people to MCC3 for help and/or advice, and every single person has been happy with the help they have gotten!
I truly feel that the Montgomery County Community Cat Coalition is the best thing that ever could have happened for our community cats, their caretakers, and individual people wanting to help cats in need!
My sister wanted everyone to know that Rita Flygar has been and is a lifesaver!! She has helped her TNR and vaccinate cats. She has also trapped kittens and I have tamed them and she helped to find them forever homes. Most recently, Rita helped her with an older cat that was abandoned and has special mediation needs. She gave my sister special food and medication for this cat. She feels truly blessed that Rita from the Montgomery County Community Cat Coalition has been there supporting and helping her and anyone who needs her assistance.
I'm so happy our county has a coalition for community cats. Mcc3 has great coalition partners that help us with catfood and monetary donations. We support and appreciate the caregivers who give so much of their money and time to care for these often forgotten cats. We offer shelters, foodbank and trap/neuter/return (tnr)
Amazing job! With cat food distributions and any other help that you would need. I fed about 4 cats, my mom feds about 10 and my dad feds about 15/20 and they always have food set aside for us. They’ve helped us TNR a lot of our cats as well! They’re truly a blessing ♥️
I've never met more dedicated workers who truly care for the animals and people they help. I am only taking care of a few ferals, compared to many who do much more, but with the trapping and neutering guidance and physical help I received, I was at least able to prevent many more kittens from being cold, hungry and miserable. I really appreciate the help I receive from the Food Bank as well. Thank you to those who donate time, money and products to that effort, and to the veterinarians who give their time.
