Kathy Gabrielescu
Enforcement & Regulation Save Lives, Guidelines Give Excuses
We are in the middle of a massive animal cruelty and public health crisis in NJ. Very few people want to discus the extent of the feral /...
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Elizabeth Mattfield
- May 5
- 4 min
The Other Victims of Closed Shelter Intake
A few days ago, I posted about closed intake shelters and the problems caused when their "wait lists" for surrender and stray intake...
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Elizabeth Mattfield
- May 3
- 3 min
Waiting Lists are for Rescues, Not Municipal Impound Facilities
Why are towns allowed to wait list while rescues are overloaded by them?
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Elizabeth Mattfield
- May 2
- 4 min
Feeding cats in Woodbridge?
Woodbridge is a large township in Middlesex county with many sections that you may or may not know are part of the same township! As...
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Elizabeth Mattfield
- Apr 28
- 5 min
How Much Does Turnkey TNR Really Cost?
Many residents want "turnkey" service where the local government performs and funds all phases of TNR. So just how much funding is needed...
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Kathy Gabrielescu
- Apr 27
- 3 min
Q. When is a TNR Program not a TNR Program?
A. When it's an Ordinance! There seems to be some confusion regarding "TNR Programs" and "TNR Ordinances" that is causing issues for...
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Elizabeth Mattfield
- Apr 26
- 4 min
Feeding cats in South River?
South River responded to our OPRA request in a timely fashion, but we had to do a bit more research since we found this flyer online....
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Kathy Gabrielescu
- Apr 25
- 3 min
NJ Best Shelter Practices Ignored
Our mission at Whiskers Rescue is to alleviate the stray and feral cat population by properly implementing Trap-Neuter-Return. This can...
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Elizabeth Mattfield
- Apr 22
- 4 min
Feeding cats in Old Bridge?
Old Bridge has responded to our OPRA request this week, and my exchange with the town's record custodian represents a very common...
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Kathy Gabrielescu
- Apr 16
- 5 min
Rabies: How Good Intention Kills
A dramatic shift in animal control and management polices over the past 20 years is leading to a public health crisis. I began feeding...
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Elizabeth Mattfield
- Apr 15
- 3 min
Feeding cats in Bayonne?
Bayonne has been the topic of much social media discussion. There are multiple Facebook groups dedicated to TNR and the feral cat...
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Kathy Gabrielescu
- Apr 6
- 2 min
Great Photos Change Lives!
Over the past 6 months of sending out vouchers we have noticed a trend. Photo quality changes lives! We have asked for photos of every...
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Elizabeth Mattfield
- Mar 2
- 3 min
We Hate Outdoor Cats
We said it and you should agree. For decades, Whiskers Rescue has seen countless social media posts and received a never-ending stream...
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Elizabeth Mattfield
- Jan 26
- 4 min
Cloverleafs and corruption: Navigating the Garden State
We hear it all the time: "I'm not going to call Animal Control; nothing will get done." "I'm not going to report the shelter; nobody ever...
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Elizabeth Mattfield
- Jan 11
- 2 min
Let's Keep it Legal
A huge part of successful cat caretaking is communication with neighbors and property owners. Good intentions will not protect you or the...
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Kathy Gabrielescu
- Jan 3
- 3 min
Life can be better in 2023.
At 3am, I am working on packing up ebay jewelry, thinking about our new voucher program and how it will progress in the new year. My...
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Elizabeth Mattfield
- Dec 29, 2022
- 4 min
Don't Be a Cat Gardener...
Feeding cats is not a hobby. It is not something you do without making a huge commitment to all of this: Trap for spay/neuter - EVERY CAT...
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Elizabeth Mattfield
- Dec 27, 2022
- 6 min
There are no trap kings or queens.
Trapping does not take anything but commitment and following directions, once you have decided that you are going to be truly responsible...
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Kathy Gabrielescu
- Dec 22, 2022
- 3 min
We are fighting a war and it is not the one you think!
25 years ago, my husband I moved to our first apartment together. We were young, broke, and had no experience in how to run a household....
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Kathy Gabrielescu
- Dec 9, 2022
- 3 min
A Challenge to "Trappers"
Do you consider yourself a cat trapper? Do you get constant calls for help and find yourself overwhelmed? Are you unable to keep up with...
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