06/08/2026
Heads up.... we will not be trapping this week due to our trapping coordinator being out of town. We have often said if anything happens to Nita Fairley Hemeter that TNR in this city would come to a standstill. And this proves it. No one is willing or able to do what she does for these cats.
If you need cats trapped this week, or anytime actually, you can borrow traps from the LA SPCA and do it yourself. Here is how you do it:
You can bring 1-2 cats at a time to The Louisiana SPCA without an appointment for TNR. They must be in a trap. They cannot be in a carrier. You can rent a trap from the LA SPCA or you can borrow one from us. Just bring the cat to the front entrance on any Tuesday or Thursday between 7:30-9am. You will pick them back up the following day. It is $50 per cat, which includes spay/neuter, vaccines, and eartip. If you are from Jefferson Parish and have a drivers license with a Jefferson Parish address there is no charge. If you cannot afford the $50, we can help you cover the costs.
Be sure to label the trap with your name, address, phone number and a description of what the cat looks like (such as gray tabby adult or black and white adult). You can just write on a piece of duct tape and put it on top of the trap. Also be sure there is newspaper in the bottom of the trap when you trap them. And be sure to cover the trap with a towel or pillowcase at all times to keep the cat calm.
You can review the trapping basics and video tutorials on our website for a quick lesson in trapping.
www.trapdatcat.org/learn-to-trap
We will be back to business as usual after June 15th, so if you put in a trapping request, please be patient. Requests are already piling up and we will get to you as soon as we can.
There will be a house sitter at Nita's, but they cannot help with anything trapping or cat related. If you have an emergency, please contact the LA SPCA by dialing 911 and asking for Humane Law.
Many thanks to Nita and all our volunteers for busting their butts every day to get this work done.
