Atlanta resident Sterling Davis decided to apply for a job sweeping kitten litter at the county shelter while taking a break from a rap tour. Davis only wanted to work for money and be active. He has also always had a soft spot for animals.
Davis was motivated to contribute to change by his interactions with wild cats and rescues. He thus called a meeting of his group and told them why he was not going back. The rapper devoted all of his time to helping cat rescue organizations and educating the public.
According to Davis, TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) is a strategy used to try to humanely and successfully manage stray domestic cats, reduce feral cat numbers, and more.
Atlanta resident Sterling Davis decided to apply for a job sweeping kitten litter at the county shelter while taking a break from a rap tour. Davis only wanted to work for money and be active. He has also always had a soft spot for animals.
Davis was motivated to contribute to change by his interactions with wild cats and rescues. He thus called a meeting of his group and told them why he was not going back. The rapper devoted all of his time to assisting cat rescue organizations and educating the public.
Davis says TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) is a method of trying to humanely and effectively manage free-roaming domestic cats, reducing feral cat populations, and was very interested in getting this message across to as many people as possible.
He soon realized that he was the only black man working with cats at the shelter, which didn’t bother him. Davis was determined to change all that, and his main interest was helping felines and promoting the rescue and care of homeless cats.
In an interview with TODAY , Davis said:
“I did horrible in the interview because they had cats in the room and I was playing with all the cats, kissing all the cats.”
The rapper worked in the sector for over five years, learning every aspect of cat rescue and care. In 2017, he made the decision to capitalize on his expertise and enthusiasm by founding the TrapKing Humane Cat Solutions company.
The Humane Society of Atlanta volunteered to spay and neuter the cats for free when word of TrapKing spread around the neighborhood, which was undoubtedly helpful given the organization’s limited resources at the time.
The principles by which the organization was formed were based on changing the relationships between black men with cat rescue work, a predominantly white field of animal welfare organizations.
Via its official website, TrapKing Humane Cat Solutions guarantees:
“TrapKing’s objective is to break preconceptions about not just guys in cat rescue, but also to close the communication gap between black communities and local shelters and animal rescues,” the organization’s website states.
Davis knows of the need to spread awareness of TNR programs in communities across the country. He hopes to tour soon with his rescue cats Bowie, Damita Jo and Alanis Mewissette, to talk about the TNR and help local shelters in the process.
Visit the organization’s Instagram account to learn a bit more about the work it doing.
