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The Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon (FCCO) is a nonprofit Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) organization based in Portland, Oregon. The organization's mission is to improve the lives and reduce the population of stray and feral cats through spay/neuter services and education. FCCO offers spay and neuter services to caregivers of stray and feral cats. ==History== The Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon (FCCO), originally named the Feral Cat Coalition of Portland (FCCP), was formed by a group of Portland-based veterinarians in March 1995.〔 In the first three years, monthly spay/neuter clinics were held at veterinary hospitals in the Portland, Oregon area.〔 In February 1998, the organization was renamed to its current name to reflect that its services would be provided throughout the state of Oregon.〔 The renaming coincided with the arrival of a mobile clinic, purchased with help from the Leonard X. Bosack and Bette M. Kruger Foundation.〔 The organization states that the mobile veterinary hospital was the first of its kind in North America, and continues to serve as the only mobile clinic specifically for feral cats.〔 The organization also has a free-standing spay/neuter clinic in Portland.〔("What we do" ), FCCO, accessed Nov. 9, 2014.〕 By 2004, the FCCO had neutered 20,000 cats.〔 In September 2011, the organization's 50,000th cat was neutered, a 5-month old grey and white kitten from Kelso, Washington named Oscar.〔("The 50,000th cat fixed by Feral Cat Coalition" ), Kathy Covey, The Oregonian, Sept. 29, 2011.〕 In September 2014, FCCO neutered its 70,000th cat, a small black female cat from southeast Portland.〔("Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon fixes 70,000th cat" ), Monique Balas, The Oregonian, Sept. 19, 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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