About SNAP

SNAP is a group of volunteers pawprintIconwho provide humane TNR solutions to feral cat colonies in our community. We help support colony caretakers and work with Columbia Second Chance to find homes for socialized cats and kittens. » Read more

Get Involved

Wanna be a Cat WranglerpawprintIcon? Do you dream of joining the exciting and unprofitable world of cat wrangling? Does the idea of setting live traps and dealing with pissed-off wild cats appeal to you? Would you enjoy the raucous comraderie of other wranglers? » Read more

Columbia v. cats

The City of Columbia needs to hear from pawprintIconYOU. Columbia's Board of Health is revising our animal ordinances. This has a direct impact on feral colony caretakers. WE NEED YOUR HELP. The 5/14/09 deadline for comments to the BoH is past. Now is the time to contact your city and county officials. » Read more

Call To Action!

Please help us let city and county officials know just how important it is to include feral-friendly language in our new animal control ordinances.
There are some in our community who would rather see ferals killed on sight rather than make it possible for caring citizens to humanely manage our feral colonies. If you support TNR, it's time to speak up!
» Read about feral-friendly ordinances.
» Take Action to help make Columbia's new ordinance feral friendly.

News

Christina McCullen and her husband, David, got more than they bargained for when they went out for dinner at a fast-food joint in October of 2006 » Read more

The ticketing of a Columbia woman has sparked a heated discussion about animal control in the city » Read more

Find more news & information in Resources

TNR Basics

What are Feral Cats?
Why are there Feral Cats?
Why killing Ferals doesn't work.
What's TNR?

You Could Win this Beautiful Cat Afghan

Win this gorgeous Cat Afghan!You can never have too many cats on your bed. Here are nine kitties looking for a home. This beautiful cat afghan was designed and crocheted by Lynn Darst (donated by Liz Bolin), and is being auctioned to help raise SNAP funds. It will make a wonderful Christmas present for a cat lover. The money will be used to pay for feral cat spays and neuters.

The afghan measures 70: x 70" and is on display at True Blue Fiber Friends (1206 Business Loop 70 East, Columbia, MO - (573) 443-8233). Across the street from Midas. Tickets are $2 each or 5 for $7. The drawing will be held Tuesday, Dec. 1 at the Columbia Second Chance Adoption Center (205 E Ash St, Columbia, MO - (573) 445-5598. Behind Brady's Glass on Providence.

Animal Ordinance Update!

The next public animal control meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 9th at 5:30 pm. It will be held at the Health Department (1005 W. Worley -- on the corner of W. Worley and W. Blvd.) Please come and show your support! Columbia's four-legged residents are losing the fight for a progressive animal control ordinance! We need everyone's help -- the people deciding how the City will treat our animals are NOT concerned with animal welfare!

Here are minutes of the last meeting.

 

Kathy Coble Defense Fund

As you know, SNAP is a local group that helps people who are caring for feral cats. We offer access to low-cost spays, neuters and rabies vaccinations, plus education, support and equipment for doing Trap-Neuter-Return. Now we need to help one of our caretakers, Kathy Coble, who is under fire from the city for taking care of a feral colony.

SNAP has started collecting donations to help with Kathy Coble's legal expenses. If anyone would like to donate, they can send their donation to:

SNAP-Kathy Coble Defense Fund
PO Box 10186
Columbia, 65205

We also always need donations to help pay for our vet bills! We also offer advice on how to live with the cats in your neighborhood. A national group, Alley Cat Allies, publishes a great brochure, "How to Live with Cats in Your Neighborhood" at their web site - www.alleycat.org. If anyone would like to donate to a fund to help pay for devices such as motion detector sprinklers, we would be happy to distribute those as well.