Oglethorpe Animal Clinic

An adoptable house cat plays outside on the "catio" at Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter in Danielsville, GA. MOAS uses TNR procedures to limit the feral cat population in Madison and Oglethorpe counties so those cats don't end up in the shelter. (Hannah Freeman/The Oglethorpe Echo)

An adoptable house cat plays outside on the "catio" at Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter in Danielsville, GA. MOAS uses TNR procedures to limit the feral cat population in Madison and Oglethorpe counties so those cats don't end up in the shelter. (Hannah Freeman/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Shelter helps decrease feral cat population

Hannah Freeman
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Each year, Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter takes in about 2,000 animals — most of them cats. With feral cat populations an ongoing issue, the shelter has turned to a process called trap-neuter-return (TNR) to stem the tide.  In 2024, the shelter performed about 190 TNR procedures on feral cats.
Naomi McPeake (from left), Montana Barner and Abigail Whitney competed at the 4-H State Congress in Atlanta last month. McPeake was recognized as a Master 4-H’er and Whitney was second in her category. (Submitted Photo)

Naomi McPeake (from left), Montana Barner and Abigail Whitney competed at the 4-H State Congress in Atlanta last month. McPeake was recognized as a Master 4-H’er and Whitney was second in her category. (Submitted Photo)

Local Roundup: McPeake, Whitney, Barner shine at 4-H State Congress

News Staff
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Naomi McPeake was recognized as a Master 4-H’er and Abigail Whitney finished second in the Dairy Project at the 82nd annual 4-H State Congress in Atlanta in July.  McPeake had been awarded Showmanship Champion at the State Livestock Show in Perry, Georgia.