Operation Catnip-Raleigh, NC

09/26/2026

September Volunteer Spotlight is on Sonja Escamilla. Sonja has been with OC since 2023, quickly taking on the lead role in our trap room. This role involves organizing the traps by colony, identifying gender, cleaning traps, monitoring cats in their traps before and after surgery, and supervising other trap room volunteers. Sonja also takes all recyclables home from the clinic to sort and recycle appropriately.

So here is the most notable piece of info about Sonja....she is a Super Trapper! This is a distinction for those who go above and beyond for TNVR to help as many as possible. In just 3 short years, Sonja has TNVR'd over 1,500 cats and pulled over 500 for rescue. Those numbers just boggle the mind! She is involved in more than 10 colonies ranging from Kenly to Durham. She is fluent in Spanish which helps her communicate to these communities about the importance of TNVR.

About volunteering with OC, Sonja enjoys being around like-minded people who "get it" when it comes to the realities of TNVR and are just there to help cats.

Join us in celebrating Sonja and all she does for Operation Catnip and her community cats!

09/21/2026

I apologize. I thought I had posted the stats for clinic yesterday but I guess I didn't hit the right buttons. So here's take two 😁

A warm welcome to our new volunteers. It's wonderful to see so many new faces.

Thank you so much to all our caretakers, vets, and volunteers for making the day such a huge success.

A special thank you to Nancy for taking the pictures of our Chonks and Littles!

We had a total of 103 surgeries between 50 females and 53 males. Three kitties came by for revaccinations!

Chonks and Littles:

09/20/2026

We are lucky to have NCSU and the vet school nearby. This year we have the honor of partnering with VetPAC, providing undergarduate students with valuable experience in their journey in veterinary medicine. These students were chosen among many applicants and are participating in our monthly clinics, rotating through stations to get experience in High Volume/High Quality spay/neuter of community cats. Welcome to these five wonderful student volunteers! https://cals.ncsu.edu/vetpac/ #:~:text=VetPAC%20aims%20to%20provide%20future,uniquely%20competitive%20veterinary%20school%20applicants.

09/19/2026

The calm before the storm! Tomorrow this room will be filled with 50+ wonderful volunteers there to sterilize 100 community cats. Thank you to all our supporters and volunteers, and the SPCA of Wake County to allow us to use this wonderful space.

08/16/2026

Thank you so much to all our volunteers for spending the day with us and to our caretakers for bringing them to clinic! We had a lot of new faces and it was wonderful to meet all of you.

Today we had 80 surgeries with 47 males and 33 females. One lucky guy came by for his revaccination.

The one without a weight is participating in the pub crawl 🤣

Littles and Chonks:

08/15/2026

Thank you so much to our anonymous donor who purchased items from our Amazon wishlist!

07/20/2026

We would like to extend a warm welcome to all our new volunteers . We are so grateful you spent your day with us!

A huge Thank You to all our volunteers today that helped us spay 52 females and neuter 46 males for a total of 98 surgeries. 2 lucky girls were already spayed and one came by for a revax.

A special thank you to Nancy for taking all our kitty pictures during clinic!

Littles and Chonks below!

07/16/2026

We are seeking a buyer for our trailer. We are asking $4500. The trailer has been maintained and kept in good condition. Pictures are below. Please DM us for more information.

06/27/2026

Ready to help OC in a different volunteer capacity? Fill out this form to join a committee!

Thank you for your interest in joining a committee to support Operation Catnip! You do not need to be a current Clinic volunteer to join a committee. Please be patient as we form these committees over the next few months. (As of June 2026)

06/20/2026

🎉 WE DID IT! 🎉
In just ONE WEEK, Operation Catnip reached our $2,000 fundraising goal and successfully unlocked the full $2,000 matching award from United Spay Alliance!
WOW!
We are incredibly grateful to everyone who donated, shared our posts, forwarded our emails, encouraged friends and family to give, and helped spread the word. This achievement belongs to all of you.

Operation Catnip has been serving community cats for nearly 30 years, and while we have always been blessed with amazing supporters, we were truly overwhelmed by the generosity and enthusiasm shown during this campaign.

Thank you for helping us make this campaign such a tremendous success. We hope you'll stay tuned for future fundraising opportunities and continue supporting the community cats we all care about so deeply.
💙 Thank you for believing in Operation Catnip.
🐱 Thank you for supporting community cats.
🎉 Thank you for helping us reach our goal!


Here are pictures from our clinics held at the beautiful Learning Center at the SCPA of Wake County.