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HCC gives thanks to our many supporters
This Holiday Season, HCC gives thanks for: Hill Country Humane Society, Bluebonnet Vet Clinic, Pet Pals in Marble Falls, Hope Animal Clinic, and Burnet Vet Clinic who provided spay/neuter (S/N) services...
GRATEFUL HOLIDAY MEWSLETTER 2025
Burnet Resident helps save 22 cats! This is a story about Mike who lives right here in Burnet. He called to inquire about our Spay Neuter program. After we visited with him, we discovered that there were 22 cats in his apartment complex that needed to be...
If I find kittens outside, what should I do?
It’s not unusual in the springtime for people to come across a litter of kittens whose mother isn’t with them. What should you do? First, do not disturb, touch, or move them! If they look less than 5 weeks old (clues: closed or light blue eyes, clumsy motions) and...
Bring the HCC traps home
HCC often loans our special humane traps to clients so they can trap cats for TNR. Unfortunately, sometimes the traps don’t make it back to us, and they are expensive to replace. When we have a shortage of traps, new clients can’t get their cats trapped as quickly. If...
A Noble Mission
Every Kitty Deserves A Loving Home.
HCC milestone: TNR for 17,000 cats in 20 years!
Hill Country Cats reached a milestone in mid-February when we provided Trap/Neuter/Return for cat #8000 (shown above in a humane trap, awaiting his date with the veterinarian). We began providing TNR services in May 2006 and sterilized about 150 cats in the first...
Summer TNR Success Story
This email exchange took place this summer between an HCC client and an HCC volunteer/master trapper. It’s a great example of the many people involved in the TNR process and how it changes lives, both human and feline. July 28 Client: The [local vet clinic] suggested...