Helping Maxeys' Community Cats Through Compassionate Care
The Maxeys Cat-itude Adjustment Initiative is a community effort focused on safely reducing our community (once known as feral) cat overpopulation through Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) practices in partnership with local volunteers and the Humane Society
What is the Maxeys Cat-itude Adjustment Initiative?
Carrie Hayes and Cynzia Sanchez are working together with the Lake Oconee Humane Society to help address the growing community cat population in Maxeys. Through the humane Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) efforts, over 22 cats have already been safely trapped, spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and returned to their original areas.
This initiative helps:
- Prevent overpopulation
- Improve quality of life for community cats
- Reduce future strain on shelters and rescues
- Support healthier neighborhoods
How it Works
Humane Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR)
- Humane traps are used to safely collect community cats
- Cats are spayed or neutered and vaccinated through the Humane Society program
- Cats are returned to the area they were found
This proven approach helps stabilize cat population while allowing community cats to remain in familiar environments.
Report "Spicy Cats' in Your Area
Help Us Identify Cat Colonies
If you have community cats in your neighborhood, we would love to hear from you.
Please provide:
- Your name
- Address
- Phone number
- Estimated number of cats seen
Send this information to:
Carrie Hayes
706-525-9944
or
Cynzia Sanchez
You can also fill out the online Cat Colony Form
How You Can Help Support the Initiative!
Donate Financially
Bake Sale Contributions
Donate Yard Sale Items
While services are provided at no cost to the community, donation help the Lake Oconee Society continue programs like this.
Donate Yard Sale Items
Bake Sale Contributions
Donate Yard Sale Items
We're collecting gently used items for our community yard sale fundraiser.
Suggested donations:
Household items, decorations, books, small furniture, toys, miscellaneous treasures.
Bake Sale Contributions
Bake Sale Contributions
Bake Sale Contributions
Love to bake? Help support our feline friends by donating:
Cookies, brownies, cakes, muffins, other baked treats.
This will be part of our yard sale!
Making Trap Covers
Volunteer Opportunities
Bake Sale Contributions
Being trapped can be scary for our little friends and the best way to keep them calm is to cover the trap once they're inside.
The Humane Society is always seeking handmade trap covers so if you sew and would like the pattern, please let us know.
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer Opportunities
We're looking for volunteers to help with the yard sale:
Set up and break down, assisting during the sale, managing the bake sale.
Community Yard Sale & Bake Sale...
Supporting Our Feline Friends
When? - Saturday, August XX, 2026
Where? - the Maxeys Community Center
What time? - 10am-2pm
Frequently Asked Questions
Please reach us at carrieshayes72@gmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
"Spicy cats" is a fun nickname for feral or unsocialized community cats.
No. Cats are returned to the area where they were found after recovery.
Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return is considered the most humane and effective long-term solution for managing cat populations.
No. The program is community-supported through donations and volunteers.
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