Feral Cat Shelters & Care
Download: PDF
Instructions for building various types of shelters, including 18 Gallon Plastic Tub, 2-Story Cat Condo, Garden Shed, Feline Courtyard, Lattice Wrapped Porch plus resources for finding additional cat shelters. Information provided by Community Cats Maryland.
Go to: Feral Cat Shelters & Care
How to Catch a Feral or Stray Cat with a Trap
… Use the proper equipment. Only use humane box traps to safely trap cats. Never use nets, darts, or tranquilizer guns, which are all dangerous and stressful to cats.
Don’t pick up cats. For both your and the cat’s safety, don’t attempt to pick the cats up or attempt to catch them with …
TNR Scenarios: Hard to Trap Cats
… and wellbeing.
DO NOT give up! Be patient, persistent, and clever. If you keep trying, you will get that cat into that trap.
More on TNR preparation:
Prepare Cats and the Community for Trapping Day
5 Steps to the Final Countdown to TNR
A Little Bait Goes a Long Way to Trap a Feral Cat
TNR Scenarios: How to Trap Kittens and Mother Cats
Discovering a mother cat and her kittens while doing Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) can be an adorable yet challenging experience (mostly adorable, as long as you know what to do). In this guide, we will walk you through how to safely and successfully and safely trap a feral or stray mother cat and her kittens …
TNR Scenarios: How to Help Sick or Injured Cats
… work.
Find a full-service veterinary clinic or hospital.
Get to know the veterinarians and animal hospitals in your area, especially those familiar with caring for community cats. If you already have a trusted veterinarian and veterinary team but they are not fully familiar with the specific protocol for TNR or community cats, direct them …
The Wisconsin Study: Bad Science Costs Cats' Lives
… regarding cats and wildlife, costing countless cats their lives.
It’s time to put the tired Wisconsin numbers to bed and start looking at the real sciencethat cats are not a threat to wildlife and Trap-Neuter-Return is the effective approach for managing feral cat colonies.
[1] American Bird Conservancy, “Domestic Cat Predation on …
Alley Cat Allies Donates TNR Equipment to Nonprofit Animal Group in Texas for National Feral Cat Day
… of Garland on Oct. 6, the pilot TNR program will work to stabilize and reduce the community cat population and decrease the number of citizen calls about cats.
Celebrating a victory for community cats, Garland Pawsibilities plans to TNR 40 to 50 cats each month. The organization will hold two seminars on the benefits of …
Go to: Alley Cat Allies Donates TNR Equipment to Nonprofit Animal Group in Texas for National Feral Cat Day
Alley Cat Allies Donates TNR Equipment to Nonprofit Animal Group in Texas for National Feral Cat Day
BETHESDA, MDIn honor of National Feral Cat Day® (Oct. 16), Alley Cat Allies is donating essential Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) equipment to Garland Pawsibilities, a nonprofit animal group located in Garland, Texas.
Alley Cat Allies is purchasing ten traps, two trap dividers and four CatStopsultrasonic cat deterrentsto support Garland Pawsibilities in its efforts to …
Go to: Alley Cat Allies Donates TNR Equipment to Nonprofit Animal Group in Texas for National Feral Cat Day
Get YOUR Community on the Map for National Feral Cat Day®
… Neuter-Return (TNR) as the best approach to outdoor cats. This is great news for animals, and it’s also the inspiration for this year’s National Feral Cat Day® themeTNR: From the Alley…to Main Street.
There are already more than 100 events registered for National Feral Cat Day®. Not only will …
Go to: Get YOUR Community on the Map for National Feral Cat Day®
Start planning for National Feral Cat Day October 16!
Mark your calendars October 16, 2014 is National Feral Cat Day!
This is our 14th annual National Feral Cat Day®, and we’ve got a lot to celebrate. With your help, Alley Cat Allies has helped millions of cats and Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) is now the mainstream approach for community cats, and is …
Go to: Start planning for National Feral Cat Day October 16!