It’s National Feral Cat Day and we’re celebrating with a giveaway from Catnip Hill! One lucky reader is going to win a Feral Cat Hat in the color and size of their choice!
These cozy fleece hats will keep you warm this winter as you care for your colony, plus you’ll fit right in with a tipped left ear. Feral Cat Hats are available from the Catnip Hill Etsy shop and 10% of all sales in the month of October will be donated to Alley Cat Allies!
ENTER TO WIN!
To enter to win your very own Feral Cat Hat, please leave a comment on this post. The winner will be chosen in a random drawing and announced on October 23, 2012. One entry per person. This giveaway is open to readers everywhere!
October 18th, 2012 at 5:27 pm
We have a very dedicated feral cat program here in the Capital Region. S.C.R.U.F.F. (Spaying Capital Region Unowned Feral Felines http://scruffcats.org) founded by Dr. Susan Sikule of Just Cats Veterinary Clinic. Modeling itself after the nationally acclaimed Alley Cat Allies, Scruff sponsors monthly spay/neuter days, and since January 2007, we have spayed/ neutered over 1200 feral cats! We have ‘trapping teams’ who have trapped in frigid windchill to save some ferals in a building that was to be demolished.
I’m one of the many trappers who knows how much a warm hat is essential to being there for the feral kitties. I hope the product will also be a ‘conversation starter’ to educate this need in communities. Kudos to you.
October 18th, 2012 at 7:06 pm
I like the grey one, it’s the same color as my Enzo.
October 18th, 2012 at 7:43 pm
I’ve spayed/neutered 5 feral cats plus my own. It is the only way to go!!
October 19th, 2012 at 4:18 am
How sweet! What an honor it would be to wear one!
October 19th, 2012 at 7:41 am
What cute hats. I have 8 cats that have all come from the “streets” as kittens. It is a shame that there are so many stray and feral cats. I thank the many organizations that are trying to help with this problem.
October 19th, 2012 at 8:38 am
Our entire cat family comes from a single feral colony w/2 additional street cats who were “thrown” out. The ferals were a gift from the matriarch of the family, she choose a selection of kittens and brought them to us. We had some tough sells, esp w/the one who was 2 yo and fully feral when we tricked her into living with us. At 12, she is now one of the most loving cats and quite the talker, we have long convos with her! The one thing we consistently support, no matter what, is our local TNR group. Ferals deserve love too!
October 19th, 2012 at 9:14 am
What a great prize! It would definitely bring awareness to those that ask about it. The best part of the hat, the tipped ear. I am amazed at the generosity of people that take the time to love these cats.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:27 am
These hats are too cute! And for a good cause as well.
October 19th, 2012 at 11:50 am
Celebrating the life of Theo on this National Feral Cat Day. Would love to win for my quartet of cat rescues–all black, 4 brothers. Boy would they fight over this!
October 19th, 2012 at 11:54 am
Those hats are soooo cute! I would love to have the light pink one!
Especially because its for National feral Cat Day!
October 19th, 2012 at 6:15 pm
THESE are so awesome ! great job… @ facebook ..check hopatcongpoundproject , we are building a 24 by 47 foot building at our very very old animal pound. Our ACO , has a huge heart for ferals… we have many that our pound is their home… the new building we built will be there forever home. …. would love your hats for our fundraisers ! can you give us a great price ? its cold here in jersey . Thanks for showing your love and compassion … Wendy
October 20th, 2012 at 9:32 am
Lovely hats and a a great cause!
October 20th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
Every communiy should have a catch, spay/neuter, release program for feral cats. It keeps the feral cat community in check, and healthier. People should stop considering them a nuisance and realize that they keep the rodent and snake population down. The community that I used to live in was so intolerant of feral cats that people would be fined heavily if they fed them. The county’s “rescue” program went from one area to the next to catch them, along with stray dogs. Most, if not all were gassed. We would get a card in the mail about once a year telling us when they were going to be in our area so that we would know to keep our pets indoors. It’s a shame.
October 20th, 2012 at 4:05 pm
These are FANTASTIC! Finally, a reason to wear a hat.
October 20th, 2012 at 4:35 pm
I want one!
October 20th, 2012 at 5:02 pm
That is so cool! Looks very warm, which would come in handy if I won seeing as I live in Canada. I’d pick a black one in honor of my former stray (who would of become feral if he hadn’t been found as a kitten) Spooky who was a black cat and who went to Rainbow Bridge this past April.
October 20th, 2012 at 6:34 pm
How creative and what a fun way to spread the word about the benefits of TNR! Love it!
October 20th, 2012 at 10:07 pm
My Saige Marie Sassy-Pants is a rescued feral with a snipped ear. She’s still a little shy after being home with me for over 3 years. But when she wants some luving she is just the cutest thing.
Her brother Benjamin Buttons not a feral but a rescued dumpster kitten was hand raised and is my shadow, following me everywhere…
Luv my originally unwanted fur babies and they are spoiled rotten.
October 21st, 2012 at 8:48 am
what a cool hat and I learned something I didn’t know. All the colors are so awesome. I hope I get one
October 21st, 2012 at 9:22 am
THat hat looks awesome! I want one!
October 21st, 2012 at 10:09 am
Just had to take one of my socialized outside kitties to the vet…he had very high fever, tested positive for feline aids, but he made it and is now on my enclosed patio getting antibiotics. Wish I could take him in but I have 4 house cats. He would need to be an only cat. Anyone near Palm Springs, CA want to adopt this loving guy?
October 21st, 2012 at 12:24 pm
How cute is this hat?!
Thanks for the opportunity to win it. (Fingers crossed!)
October 21st, 2012 at 2:01 pm
My cat sports the half-ear look.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:04 pm
I can look like Kitty!
October 21st, 2012 at 3:12 pm
Thank you for promoting TNR programs and taking in ferals! I work in a clinic that has a TNR program and I love it! Once a year we have a free feral month where people bring in their caught ferals to get spayed and neutered for free. It blows my mind when people bring over 100 ferals everyday during that month.
October 21st, 2012 at 7:24 pm
These are so cute and look really warm.
October 21st, 2012 at 8:38 pm
I love the ear! Such a unique little touch.
October 21st, 2012 at 9:39 pm
I love these hats. Very cute
October 22nd, 2012 at 4:48 am
Love the idea to get the word out!
October 22nd, 2012 at 8:58 am
Great idea! Great hats!
October 22nd, 2012 at 9:16 am
What every cat women needs!
October 22nd, 2012 at 10:30 am
One day I opened my door and a big white tom was there. Not feral, but definitely homeless. I brought him in and named him Ghengis. I would love to wear a white cat hat to remember him.
October 22nd, 2012 at 11:01 am
I would love to win one for my daughter, she is a big advocate of animals especially cats. Three of my cats were rescued by her from the street during winter season and they are beautiful, loving cats.
October 22nd, 2012 at 11:18 am
As a real man, I will wear this!
October 22nd, 2012 at 3:04 pm
Ah, love the hats!
October 22nd, 2012 at 6:26 pm
I know just the cat rescuer that I will give this to.
October 22nd, 2012 at 7:47 pm
It will help us TNR the feral cats in the backyard!!!
October 23rd, 2012 at 11:45 am
These hats are great. Thank you for the giveaway.
October 23rd, 2012 at 11:51 am
So sorry for your breaking heart in the loss of your dear Theo. Awww.
I know someone who who love this hat!
October 23rd, 2012 at 4:43 pm
Great prize!
October 24th, 2012 at 12:36 pm
I need this for Halloween! It will be a great opener for discussing TNR with people!
October 24th, 2012 at 12:56 pm
Love these! Have bottle-fed, spluttered, and placed 60 feral kittens for projectpurr.org and feed one colony for them, too.
October 26th, 2012 at 1:13 pm
I love these hats so much, I’m going to order one!
November 2nd, 2012 at 6:40 pm
I know that i’m late for the draw but i just fawed this site and i would love to have a feral cat hat for wereing this winter well i look after my feral kitties in my back yard I live in Regina sask so can you please tell me how or were i can got one please and thank you from shantlle