Paws and Love at Parks and Paws

​The third annual Parks and Paws was held at Goose Creek State Park on May 4th from 10:00-2:00 and once again Paws and Love was there!! And so was Miss Kitty!! Who is Miss Kitty Watson?? She is a super sleuth who tracks down feral cats in need! Miss Kitty Watson came to Parks and Paws to help us learn about the role of “Trap Neuter Release” (TNR) in keeping our community cats healthy and safe.
 
Paws and Love Board members Bryan Grisham and Barbara Jones offered a TNR workshop with the support of volunteers Nina and Leonie Maiorana. Barbara shared the importance of TNR to care for community cats while Bryan and Nina demonstrated how TNR works using a motorized car – driven by a little kitty – who entered the traps in search of food! Lots of people wanted to see if they could catch the crafty little kitty! Leonie share the Tortorella Foundation’s “Meet Miss Kitty Watson Word Search” activities so that everyone could learn even more about TNR. This fun and educational demonstration was a highlight of the day!
 
Parks and Paws is hosted annually by the Humane Society of Beaufort County and Goose Creek State Park along with other animal loving organizations. In addition to the Paws and Love TNR master class, Leonie and Nina hosted a face painting table for “cat-faces and ears” to ensure that there were plenty of friendly and feral kitties roaming the park. Barbara gave away cat shelters made out of coolers so people could offer protection (and warmth in the winter) to their outside kitties.  Leonie set-up and manned the donations table and talked with visitors about the Paws and Love Sanctuary kitties.
 
It was a busy and fun day filled with learning with lots of Paws and Love!