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How to Care For Feral Cats

Trapping outdoor cats in order to spay/neuter them is easier than most people realize. Click here to download a document explaining how it is done. (.pdf)

Additionally, Furrever Friends can offer advice on how to trap cats.

Many communities support the practice of trap-neuter-return (TNR) to manage colonies of feral cats. In TNR, cats from a feral colony are trapped, taken to a vet for spay/neutering, vaccination and other vet care, and returned to the colony.

 

 

 

 

About Feral Cats and TNR

The following video from Alley Cat Allies explains what a feral cat is:

 

 

Also from Alley Cat Allies, a video that explains the basics of TNR:

 

This video, also from Alley Cat Allies, shows a large-scale TNR project from start to finish (playing time approx. 9 minutes):

How to Set a Humane Trap

A humane animal trap allows an animal to be trapped without physically harming it.  The following videos show how to use two common humane trap designs, including the popular Havahart® type:

More Information

For more information about feral cats and TNR, visit the Alley Cat Allies website or the Animal Protection League of New Jersey's Project TNR, or download our instructions for trap-neuter-return.

Other feral care resources...