The Change Starts With Us

Mission

The Nora Springs Community Cats (NSCC) is dedicated to reducing the free-roaming cat population through a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program. We work alongside community caregivers who maintain established feeding stations to ensure cats receive proper care, monitoring, and support. All sterilized cats are eartipped for identification, and caregivers are trained to report uneartipped cats for trapping and sterilization. NSCC also provides assistance with population tracking, low-cost veterinary services, and resources for ongoing colony care.

Vision

A compassionate community where every cat—owned or free-roaming—is treated humanely, populations are responsibly managed, and people and animals coexist in harmony. The purpose of the Nora Springs Community Cats (NSCC) organization is to humanely manage and reduce the population of free-roaming cats within the Nora Springs community through evidence-based, sustainable practices. The mission of the Nora Springs Community Cats is to implement and maintain an effective Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program as a humane and scientifically supported method for controlling the free-roaming cat population. NSCC collaborates with community caregivers who oversee established feeding stations to ensure the continued health, safety, and monitoring of these colonies. All sterilized cats are eartipped for identification, and caregivers are trained to recognize and report uneartipped cats for trapping and sterilization. The organization further supports caregivers by facilitating access to low-cost veterinary services, assisting with colony data collection, and providing resources that promote responsible and sustainable population management. Nora Springs Community Cats envisions a community in which free-roaming cats are treated with compassion, their populations are responsibly managed through humane and cooperative efforts, and residents and animals coexist in a healthy, balanced environment.