Relocation: A Last Resort
… may be necessary, a careful procedure must be followed. Otherwise, cats may wander off and become lost trying to return to their original outdoor homes. This renders relocation pointless and puts the cats’ lives in danger.
4 Common (and Wrongly Considered) Cat Relocation Situations
Here are some situations where relocation is often considered and how …
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Community Cat Safe Relocation Tips
… outdoor homes. We urge you to review our Community Relations information before you proceed.
Visit alleycat.org/Relocation for the best solutions to common situations in which relocation is (misguidedly) considered.
If you strongly believe that relocation is the only option to save cats’ lives, read on.
7 Safe Relocation Protocols
Consider relocation only if …
Important Updates on Our Work to Stop Cruelty to Cats
… ineffective as a city policy, but it can also be dangerous. Even when done with proper protocol, which involves weeks of careful work and constant care afterwards, relocation often fails. Cats are bonded to their outdoor homes and will attempt to return if taken from them. In some cases, cats die in the process.
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Take Action: Stop Middletown, Ohio, from Removing the Smith Park Community Cats
… advocates.
TNR, Not Removal, is the Only Humane and Effective Approach
Rounding up community cats will not benefit the cats, Smith Park, or the City of Middletown. Relocation, including to “barn homes,” only rips the cats from the homes they know and strands them somewhere unfamiliar. The process is extremely stressful and disorienting for any …
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Share the Truth and See Updates on Cats YOU Helped Save
… Watch for a few hours to see if the mother cat returns. If she does, you can help by providing her an outdoor shelter, food, and water.
Relocation of community cats is an absolute last resort and should only be considered if a cat is in imminent danger.
Community cats are highly bonded to their …
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Graham Has a New Chance at Life Because of You and More Updates
… cats are particularly attached to their outdoor homes and feline families, and will try to return if taken from them.
Please, read and share our information about relocation. It could save a cat’s life: alleycat.org/Relocation
Back to Basics with TNR
Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) is the only humane and effective approach to …
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Alley Cat Allies Returns to Puerto Rico to Continue Lifesaving Work for Cats
… a message to the NPS: Puerto Rico’s community cats belong on the Paseo del Morro and throughout Old San Juan, and we won’t let them be ripped away from the homes in which they thrive. Furthermore, TNR and other humane, nonlethal action is the answer that relocation, removal, and killing will never be.
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Hawaii, "Sanctuaries" are Not a Way to Manage Cat Populations
… inhumane prison. Cats in such cramped spaces would be vulnerable to disease and suffer mental anguish, similar to what they experience in shelters prior to being killed. Relocation, which is required to bring cats to a sanctuary, is stressful and potentially dangerous for community cats – unowned cats who live outdoors.
Removing community cats from their …
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All About The Vacuum Effect
Trap-Neuter-Return is the only humane, effective way to stabilize outdoor cat populations. Built on science and real world experience, TNR is sound public policy. Other methods like catch-and-kill and relocation don’t work. They don’t work because of The Vacuum Effect. Our latest video explains what it is, and why …
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Need Advice About Cats?
… care for ill or injured cats
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Pregnant cat assistance
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Relocation: the last resort
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Helping cats with fleas and parasites
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