Report on the FCAD Driftwood TNR Blitz from Oct 2025
Orginally published December, 2025
Author: Bill Howes, Volunteer Director with Community Cats Toronto
At the beginning of October, 2025, it was decided that the Feral Cat Awareness Day would be celebrated this year by a mass trapping and TNR blitz campaign. A location was targeted, volunteers recruited, contact made with colony caretakers in the area, and a leaflet was prepared and distributed by volunteers to thousands of residents in the area. From October 14, 2025 until October, 18, 2025 a total of 31 volunteers took part in a mass trapping in the Jane and Finch Driftwood neighbourhood.
The blitz was conducted in co-operation between members of the Toronto Feral Cat Coalition’s Trappers’ League, the Toronto Feral Cat Recovery Centre (managed by Toronto Cat Rescue), and Toronto Animal Services. Support was also provided by Animal Alliance Canada. The project was launched at the Jane-Finch Mall on Oct. 15th.
On Oct. 14th & Oct. 15th, Toronto Animal Services set up their SNYP (Spay Neuter Your Pet) truck at the Jane-Finch Mall. A team of trappers descended upon the defined area on Oct. 15th to trap as many feral cats as possible. Trappers were issued with traps, ID tags, trap tags, and assignments to previously-identified colonies.
The trapped cats were collected at the Jane-Finch Mall launch site and transported to the Toronto Feral Cat Recovery Centre in Scarborough. The following day they were transported to the TAS clinic on Progress Avenue where they were neutered and then returned to the Recovery Centre. Males were given one day at the Centre for recovery and females were given two day for recovery. At the end of the recovery period, volunteers returned the cats to their colonies and returned the traps to their owners. Our appreciation goes out to Toronto Cat Rescue for the use of the premises, cat food, and cat “nappies” for the campaign.
Through our collective efforts we:
Reached thousands of residents with information about feral cats, the value of TNR, and the opportunity to neuter their pets at no cost to themselves
Renewed links with dozens of colony caretakers and discovered new colonies that were previously unknown to us
Neutered 26 feral cats - thus limiting the proliferation of cats in the area
Filled every appointment at the SNYP for two days of the blitz and for the following week. This resulted in the spay/neuter of 24 males and 21 females over the first two day
Surrendered 3 of the trapped cats for adoption and one for fostering
Toronto Humane Society neutered 51 cats
Brampton Animal Service neutered 11 cats
Hamilton/Burlington SPCA neutered 21 cats
Found and had treated one sick older cat
Learned much and with suggestions for improvement developed a blueprint for future blitz campaigns in other parts of the city.
A photos taken by TAS at the Progress Avenue clinic and a video report of the project can be found below.
