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City Kitty Caretaker Package
City Kitty Agreement
Humane Trap Loan Agreement
trapping feral cats
feeding feral cats
FIV/FeLV testing for ferals
Project barn Kitty
Since December 2004 we have spayed/neutered 417
stray/feral cats and kittens.
(A pair of breeding cats, which can have two or more litters per year, can exponentially produce 420,000 offspring over a seven-year period!)
Studies have proven that trap-neuter-return is the single most successful method of stabilizing and maintaining healthy feral cat colonies with the least possible cost to local governments and residents, while providing the best life for the animals themselves.
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feral cat basics
Feral cats are cats that are second, third or later generation offspring of unaltered strays and free roaming companion cats. They are born outdoors and usually are hidden by their mothers; they have little or no human contact in the formative months. Not socialized to humans, they view people as a danger.
Feral and stray cats live difficult lives as they are susceptible to disease, starvation and other hazards of living outdoors. Left on their own, they breed future generations of feral cats who face the same fate. An estimated 60 million cats are considered homeless in our country.
They are often wrongly portrayed as disease-ridden nuisances living tragic lives and responsible for endangering native species. As a consequence, feral feline communities too frequently are rounded up and, because they have had little or no human contact and are thus unadoptable, they are killed.
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Feral
No positive human contact.
Hidden and mistrusting |
Semi
Feral
Some positive human contact.
Afraid of human touch. |
Converted
Feral
Past positive human contact.
Scared, abandoned pet. |
the problem
Removing and killing feral cats does not reduce feral cat populations. This only opens up the territory (as a feral cat population is territorial) for more cats to move in and start the breeding process all over again. Unspayed, feral female cats spend most of their lives pregnant and hungry, as will their female kittens that survive. Unneutered tomcats roam and fight to win mates (continuing the cycle of feral kittens) often suffering debilitating wounds in the process. Half of all feral kittens die within their first year.
the solution
TRAP . NEUTER . RETURN (TNR)
TRAP - Humanely capture feral
cats who can't be handled. Take them to the vets who treat their
injuries and diseases.
NEUTER - Spay or neuter the
cats and confine them safely until they recover.
RETURN-MANAGE - Return the cats
to the original habitat/trapping site and provide for feeding and monitoring by volunteer caretakers.
Trap-Neuter-Return, the humane method of feral cat population control, is more effective than trap and kill, and it is more reflective of a caring human community. Feral cat populations are gradually reduced. Nuisance behaviors associated with breeding, such as the fighting, yowling and spryaing are virtually eliminated. The spread of disease and malnutrition are greatly reduced. The cats live healthy, safe, and peaceful lives in their territories.
PetPromise Program
Through the PetPromise City Kitty Program, PetPromise helps to trap and spay/neuter feral cats, and then returns them to their caretakers. This service is provided to the community at no cost by licensed veterinarians and volunteers with one goal in mind: reducing the enormous number of homeless, unwanted cats. PetPromise also makes food available to feral cat caregivers who need assistance.
If you are a caretaker of feral cats and would like to request asssistance through the PetPromsie City Kitty Program, Please read through the City Kitty Caretaker Package for information about the City Kitty Program and how we can help!
If you have read through the City Kitty Feral Cat Caretaker Package and are interested in participating in the PetPromise City Kitty Program, complete the City Kitty Application/Agreement and return it to the address listed on the Agreement.
If you need to borrow traps, please complete the Humane Trap Loan Agreement as well.
be a part of the solution!
Participate in the City Kitty Program as a Feral Cat Caretaker!
Spay or neuter your own pet! Sterilizing animals is an important step in maintaining their good health.
Work with PetPromise to have stray and feral cats in your area spayed or neutered.
Humane traps ( with instructions ) are available to borrow.
Become a volunteer and help us help more feral cats.
Make a DONATION to help us continue to help feral cats and help solve the problem.
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