How To Save Feral Cats and Stop Overpopulation With TNR
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Here's how to stop killing Feral Cats and save birds at the same time.
Learn all about feral cats and the TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) programs; what feral means; how they live; the arguments for and against TNR porgrams. You'll also find links to rescue organizations, materials on TNR and how you can start or join exisitng TNR programs. Millions of feral cats are killed in shelters every year in the United States. TNR (trap-neuter-return) is a program that is practiced throughout the world to save these cats, allowing them to live out their lives -- not killed because they're considered homeless.
This lens is dedicated to Tara -- the little cat shown here -- a feral cat that stole our hearts. I'll share with you Tara's story. Check out the wonderful pictures I have of her and other feral cats I've met and come back as I'll add more. I'll also include links to organizations and resource materials on both sides of the issue.
I am 100 percent for TNR, however, I'll give you the arguments from both sides of the issue so you can make up your own mind.
P.S. The term neutered is used for both males and females, although the term spay is usually used for females.
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What Is TNR?
TNR Explained
TNR stands for Trap, Neuter and Return. It refers to using humane traps to trap feral cats, taking them to a shelter or mobile facilty and having them neutered (sterilized) and vaccinated. After they have been neutered, the cat is returned to their home (where they were trapped).Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) method, in which entire colonies of cats are trapped, vaccinated, and sterilized by a veterinarian works extremely well to curb the numbers of unwanted, feral cats.
The right ear of the feral cat is eartipped (cut off) so that you can know which has already been neutered so if they wind up in another trap they can be released immediately.
Homes are found for young kittens, who can be tamed. Healthy adults are returned outdoors, where volunteers feed and look after them for the remainder of their lives.
Simply put, TNR is the most humane and cost effective way to control the feral cat population.
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Why TNR Is the Best Answer
TNR - the best answer for feral cats
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TNR is the humane, allowing feral cats to live out their lives like the wild animals they are without the worry of reproducing.
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TNR immediately stabilizes the size of the colony by eliminating new litters.
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If feral cats are killed, other ferals move in to take their place
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A vacinnated, sterilized cat poses no rabies threat to humans.
The most common carriers of rabies are raccoons, skunks, and bats.4 points
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The number 1 cause of wildlife decline is loss of habitat due to human activity.
We are the cause of habitat loss, not feral cats.4 points
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No longer have the odor of unneutered males spraying to mark their territory.
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The returned colony also guards its territory, preventing unneutered cats from moving in and beginning the cycle of overpopulation and problem behavior.
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Particularly in urban areas, the cats continue to provide natural rodent control.
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The average cost of neutering is $50 and the average cost of 'euthanasia' (killing) is $105.
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Nuisance behavior is dramatically reduced including yowling and fighting that comes with mating activity.
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The No Kill Movement
Stop killing all animals
A new revolution that is transforming the world is here: The No Kill Movement is replacing the outdated notion that if animals are in our way -- or are homeless -- we should kill them.The old model is still being practiced by many so-called humane societies and shelters. Even many that claim to be no-kill facilities. Most, if they look like they are going to run out of room, they kill to get back down to whatever their arbitrary numbers are. Or, they have "shelf-life" rules. For instance if a cat or dog is not adopted in 30 days of capture then they are euthanized.
The good ones, those run by people who are out to save every single animal they can, go the extra mile to find homes for the animals.
6 Ways Shelters Can Reduce Killing Cats and Dogs
1. TNR education for the public
2. Run TNR programs along with volunteers
3. Spay/Neuter eduction -- Start with the kids
4. Spay/Neuter programs -- low-cost and free
5. Join with rescue groups to find homes
6. Educate people to keep cats indoors
Declaration of the No Kill Movement in the US.
An exerpt: "This year, some five million dogs and cats will be killed in shelters. The vast majority can and should be placed into loving homes or should never enter shelters in the first place. But there is hope.
No Kill sheltering models, based on innovative, non-lethal programs and services, have already saved the lives of tens of thousands of animals. But instead of embracing No Kill, many shelters-and their national agency allies-cling to their failed models of the past, models that result in the killing of millions of dogs and cats in U.S. shelters every year."
Click here to view the compelete and more on this movement No Kill Center.
Redemption: The Myth of Pet Overpopulation & The No Kill Revolution in America
A book that will change your life
Redemption: The Myth of Pet Overpopulation and the No Kill Revolution in America
Amazon Price: $4.94 (as of 02/13/2012)
Nathan Winograd is an amazing writer who tells all about the No Kill movement happening in the US. With over 5 million cats and dogs killed in shelters in the US alone, this book is a must read for anyone wanting to stop the killing. In my opinion, it is a must read for every animal lover.
The Saving Of A Feral Cat
Tara's Story
Tara The Terrified: PART 1
My Experience Socializing Feral Kittens
Tara in her cage sitting on Hawk
I have been doing foster care for the local humane society since 2000. In 2001, I was asked to try to socialize a litter of 3. They were about 2-1/2 months old and had been living in a barn with all feral cats.
Everyone had their fingers crossed because socialization (getting kittens used to people) must begin as soon as possible after birth. The moms with litters that I've foster have allowed me to handle their kittens within a day of delivery. I even had one mother who I had to help with her delivery. In between the 3 births, she would lay beside me with her head on my lap and purr. It was an amazing show of trust.
Anyway, kittens need to be touch and handled for at least 20 minutes a day before they are 2 weeks old. If the mother is socialized, the kittens are easy to socialize even if they are a little older. However, if you get kittens after 2 weeks old, mother or not, I have found that they will hiss and haunch up, some even spit. But, I just persist and they've all come around.
Tara The Terrified
The smallest female of the litter, was terrified and spend the first 12 hours howling and pacing the cage -- almost nonstop. The other female and male kitten did better but needed more socializing than a 2 person household can give. Anyway, eventually they went back to the shelter and were returned to be barn cats (vaccinated and neutered) in exchange for 2 younger ferals we could socialize.
Tara the Terrible
Tara was also returned to the shelter, however, she would not let anyone near her. She'd hiss, spit and even growl. No one could feed her. In fact everyone was afraid to go near her.
The shelter called me, asked if I wanted to adopt her. I could adopt her for free, however, if I did not adopt her, because of space constraints, she would have would be turned over to the County's shelter and since she was feral, they would kill her.
Continued in Tara The Terrified: PART 2 below.
“Approximately 3 million to 4 million cats and dogs are euthanized every year according to the ASPCA.”
Tara The Terrified: PART 2
Adding A Feral Kitten To Our Family
Tara sharing a bed with Bruce "Kamikaze" Lee
The question was would I adopt Tara. My immediate answer was, "I'll be right over to pick her up." I then got off the phone and turned to my husband and told him the situation and bless his warm, big heart, he said, "Let's go get her."
We got to the shelter we found her in the Isolation room where they put cats until they have a condo they can put the cat in. The shelter was absolutely packed because it was kitty season.
The shelter manager said, "I'll stay out of site. She hates me." My husband and I walked into the room and talked to Tara. She didn't make a sound just sat looking at us intently.
We talked to her softly telling her we were taking her back home as we opened the cage door and carefully held the cat carrier in front of the door. Tara literally lunged into the cage without a peep astounding the shelter manager.
Tara Joins The Family PART 3 coming soon...
Video - The differences between Feral, Stray and Pet cats
Do you know the difference?
They are NOT just strays
I found this wonderful quote on It Matters To Me blogspot.
"They are just stray cats." I beg to differ. They are NOT just stray cats. They are the result of irresponsible pet owners. Humans that choose to not spay and neuter their pets. Humans that choose to let their cats roam and reproduce. Humans that think of our society as a throw away society. Humans that move and leave their cats to fend for themselves. It is a sad reality. But, it is reality. Until humans can accept responsibility for their pets, there will always be the homeless strays, and feral cats.
Beautiful Pictures Of Feral Cats on Flickr
As Up Close And Personal As A Feral Cat Gets
Here are pictures of feral cats found on campuses and other locations. They look like any other domestic cat, however, they do not trust people. And, heck, it's hard to blame them! Please vote for your favorites. Add any other pictures of feral cats. And come back to see more and vote.
Tara The Terrfied: PART 3
Tara letting me pet her from a "safe" distance"
As you can see from this picture, Tara allowed us to become family but at a distance. Look closely at the picture and you can see that she is about to flee. We could only pet her if we stood perfectly still and talked to her softly.
Anyway, I'm a little ahead of my story. We brought Tara home and set the carrier on the kitchen floor. When we opened the door she literally bolted. What she did next was amazing. She went up to each cat and talked to them. We'd never see her so talkative.
In fact, not only did she talk to each cat (6 of them) but every piece of furniture and every object in the whole house. She did this for 2 hours, non-stop. She just walked from object to object and talked to them. It was like she wanted everyone to know what she'd been through.
After 2 hours, she curled up on the living room floor and bathed herself. Lee, her soul mate, joined her and curled up around her. And we knew we had made the right decision.
She only allowed us to touch her every now and again. But she bonded with all her brothers and sisters. All of them loved her, especially Lee. They were almost always together.
When Tara had lived with us for 4 years, she started hiding. We would spend hours trying to find her. How she could find a place to hide in a 1-bedroom, 1-bath house was a mystery. But we knew something was wrong because cats hide when they are sick or injured. Unlike our other cats, she would not let us pick her up and there was no way to get her into another carrier.
In order to get her to the vets office, we had to borrow a humane trap and trick her into it. We managed, but it was an horrendous ordeal.
We took her to the vet, who tranquilized her through the cage. When she called us later, it was with the sad news that Tara had several breast cancers and that her lungs were compromised. She did not think she would survive being revived. It was heartbreaking for us to let her go and Lee spent a lot of time looking for his soul mate.
She was a very special cat. She was a cat's cat. All cats loved her and she was never tamed. If we had had no other cats, I believe she would have eventually bonded with us, but we had other cats and so she was able to stay wild and yet have the safety and love of an indoor cat. We miss her dearly.
“Neuter Now
Or
Kill Later”
If 2 unaltered cats breed
2 times a year,
in just 7 years these 2 cats and their offspring can exceed 420,000 cats!
What's Next In Feral Cat Control?
Reducing feral cat populations
When Julie Levy, a veterinarian and professor at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in Gainesville, is asked how to permanently reduce feral cat popultions, her answer is TNR. She says we should TNR entire colonies of ferals. Have them vaccinated, sterilized by a veterinarian, then returned to their colony.She admits that the method, though, is neither quick nor simple.
In a study conducted over an 11-year period, Levi found the cats lived an average of 7 years after being spayed and brought back to their territory. Levy says something realistic needs to be done to reduce the feral population. However, she continues, killing the cats, as many wildlife organizations have suggested, is not feasible.
New Vaccine In The Works
Levy hasn't come up with another way, yet. However, she is currently working with a wildlife research group to develop a new sterilization vaccine for both male and female cats.
"We're on the trail of a good one," she said. "We're now one year into a two-year study with male cats, and it's looking extremely promising."
When/if the vaccine is developed, trained technicians would go into the field and inject the cats. The vaccine would actually make TNR programs more efficient by helping reduce costs and labor.
3 Deadly Traps For Feral Cats
What NOT to do for feral cats
If you find cats or kittens that are feral, you may think that calling the local humane society or county animal shelter is the best thing to do. IT IS NOT! Do NOT Do Any Of These 3 Things If You find feral cats and kittens. Doing these Things will get the cats KILLED!
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Animal control organizations called about feral cats will trap then then KILL them.
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Shelters rountinely KILL feral cats that are bought in because they are unadoptable.
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Some shelters will loan you a trap IF you agree to return it with the cat(s), then they KILL them.
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Easy Ways To Help Feral Cats
Give feral cats some love
Give Feral Cats Some Love
You know the old story of how Hobos mark the homes of nice people who feed them so other hobos know where to go? Well, I think feral cats (all cats) do the same thing -- somehow other cats KNOW I will feed them.
Here's are suggestions on how you can help these felines. They too need help surviving in this world.
Please add any additional ideas you have on how to help feral cats survive in this world.
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Get a humane trap and do TNR yourself.
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Find a cat rescue local organization that does TRN and/or barn placement.
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Find out if they are really feral or just wary of strangers.
Most of the time, you'll know if the cat is feral. However some cats are more wary than others (for a good reason). So, call on neighbors to see if the cat you are feeding belongs to them.3 points
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Find an organization that will pay for the neutering and vaccines.
Many non-profits offer certificates that you present at a vet's office that will cover most of the fee of TNR and/or vaccinations.3 points
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Offer to help a feral cat giver with feeding.
Sometimes I need to leave town for a few days and I worry about who will feed my ferals. It'd be nice to have a feral friend to help out when I can't be there.3 points
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Socialize the kittens so they can get homes.
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Raise money for TNR programs.
Even if you don't want to trap, feed or volunteer, donations are always needed. Sometimes the programs need cash, other times they need sheets, towels and other supplies. We like to have a volunteer bring lunch (usually vegan) for the volunteers to keep us going through a long spay day.2 points
Tara - Trying To Get Some Sleep Without Letting Down her Guard
Tara half asleep
Organizations For TNR
Quote by Mahatma Gandhi
A man who cherished all living creatures
"The greatness of a nation
and its moral progress
can be judged by the way
its' animals are treated."
(Mahatma Gandhi)
Steve Wozniak of Apple Fame Help To Save Feral Cats
Check Out This Video He Helped Produce
Steve Wozniak Saves Feral Cats
I worked at Apple Computer for 7 years, but Steve had already left the company. However, I always heard great things about him. Then I had the pleasure of meeting him some years later at an education trade show. He was short, very short - LOL - and he was the most marvelous person. He was really interested in helping this world. I'm thrilled to see him taking care of feral cats.You can read the article announcing this video and his work with feral cats by clicking Feral cats/Steve Wozniak. One population of feral cats is down to 1 or 2 cats! TNR really can and does work if people just do their parts.
Organizations FOR TNR
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Alley Cat Allies
dedicated to changing ineffective animal control p more...4 points
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ASPCA: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
ASPCA: American Society for the Prevention of Crue more...4 points
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FCP Partnerships with Rescue Organizations, Grass Roots Rescuers, Animal Control
The Feral Cat Spay/Neuter Project fosters partners more...1 point
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Pet, Dog, & Cat Adoptions-Pennsylvania Pets - Pet Shelters, Dogs, Cats, Horses, Birds
List of Pennsylvania Pet Rescue and shelters that more...1 point
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Animal Welfare Federation of Connecticut (AWFCT) is a state-wide non-profit coalition of animal shelters, rescue organizations & professionals, and animal advocates.
Animal Welfare Federation to host Intensive TNR Training more...1 point
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http://www.all-creatures.org/ak/feral-tnr.html
Animal Kind is dedicated to the non-proliferation more...1 point
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Animal Concerns Community - Spay
Rescue, rehabilitation and adoption for homeless c more...1 point
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Feline Leukemia and AIDS Health and Treatment Tips
I rescued a Siamese cat that had been abandoned to more...1 point
More Organizations FOR TNR
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Best Friends Animal Society - About Best Friends
Best Friends Animal Society runs the nation's larg more...5 points
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Humanity For Cats/TNR
Feral kittens can be TNR at the cat rate or remove more...2 points
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Feral Cat Network: Dispelling The Myths
In a TNR program, a feral cat colony caretaker, wh more...2 points
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Solano Ferals
To improve the lives of feral and homeless cats li more...1 point
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Noah's Ark Sanctuary - Feral Cats - TNR - Trap Neuter Release
Did you know that one pair of breeding cats, with more...1 point
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Operation Cat Nap - Auburn University's Trap-Neuter-Return Program
This organization is dedicated to the welfare of f more...1 point
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Feral Cat Program Fights Pet Overpopulation (CummingHome-Cumming ...
TNR is based on perpetual colony maintenance. Cats more...1 point
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The Animal Spirit: Feral Cat Network
Feral Cat Network will provide information regardi more...1 point
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TLC Newsletter Spring 2001
RENTSCHLER BARN CATS TNR'D Rentschler Farm on Mich more...1 point
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www.fcnmhp.org
First Coast No More Homeless Pets is a low cost/no more...1 point
Humans - The real problem!
Organizations Against TNR
Organizations AGAINST TNR
These are all that I've found so far. Add some if you know of them. Thank you.
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): The animal rights organization
PETA's animal rights campaigns include ending fur more...1 point
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Bird Advocates
Bird Advocates1 point
PETA Argument and My Rebuttal
"We have seen firsthand-and we receive countless similar reports-that cats suffer and die gruesome deaths because they are abandoned to fend for themselves outdoors. Many were in "managed" colonies, which usually means that they were fed. Having witnessed the painful deaths of countless feral cats instead of seeing them drift quietly "to sleep" in their old age, we cannot in good conscience advocate trapping, altering, and releasing as a humane way to deal with overpopulation and homelessness."
My Rebuttal
All wild animals face the possibility of catching diseases or getting hurt and facing painful deaths. To kill ALL feral cats because a few of them die painful deaths is like killing all lions, tigers and bears because some will be die this same way. Sorry, not on my watch. I won't advocate killing ferals cats (or any other animal) for this reason. Heck, how do we know which cats will die painful deaths? And, before they died, how many years of freedom did they live? And, who is going to play God?
Some Bird Enthusiasts: An Argument and My Rebuttal
""You're trading a feral cat, an exotic animal that doesn't belong naturally on the landscape, against piping plovers, which evolved as natural fits in that environment," reasons Holmes Rolston III, a Colorado State University professor who is considered one of the deans of American environmental philosophy. "And it trades an endangered species, piping plovers, against cats, which as a species are in no danger whatsoever. Suffering - the pain of the cat versus the pain of the plover eaten by the cat - is irrelevant in this case."
My Rebuttal
Yes, birds are being killed by cats. But killing cats is not the answer, People caused the problem with the overpopulation of cats. We just can't kill every feral cat just because "stupid and uncaring" people abandoned cats and they became wild.
I am 100% for TNR, however, that is only 1 step. Here is my 7 step program:
(1) Educate people about spay/neuter (start with kids).
(2) Have low-cost and free spay/neuter programs.
(3) Relocate feral cat colonies that are near endangered birds.
(4) Run TNR programs and allow caregivers to take care of the feral cat colonies with TNR, feeding, and medical care -- people ARE willing to do that. Let them.
(5) Educate people to keep cats indoors.
(6) Make and enforce laws that punish people for abandoning animals.
(7) Make and enforce laws that make spay/neutering mandatory.
It has been proven in tests all over the country that just killing cats does NOT stop the problem but a good TNR program does by controlling birth rates.
Let's stop looking at all of our problems as "kill them" and work together to "save them" -- both feral cats AND birds. There's enough killing going on in the world.
Removing Cats to Protect Birds Backfires on Island
An example of why killing cats isn't the answer
"It seemed like a good idea at the time: Remove all the feral cats from a famous Australian island to save the native seabirds.
"But the decision to eradicate the felines from Macquarie island allowed the rabbit population to explode and, in turn, destroy much of its fragile vegetation that birds depend on for cover, researchers said Tuesday.
"Removing the cats from Macquarie "caused environmental devastation" that will cost authorities 24 million Australian dollars ($16.2 million) to remedy, Dana Bergstrom of the Australian Antarctic Division and her colleagues wrote in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Applied Ecology."
Read the full article at Removing cats to protect birds backfires on island
Lensmaster's note:
Killing Cats for birds killed more birds and created a eco-nightmare. Killing cats is NOT the answer! These people found out the hard way -- don't muck with Mother nature's eco-system. Instead, practice TNR to control cat population in a systematic way.
Here's Some Informational Resources On TNR
Newsletters, Courses, Articles, Pamplets And More
TNR Informational Resources
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List of Factsheets and Articles (Alley Cat Alies)
Everything you need to understand and create a TNR more...4 points
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ASPCA Online Store: Neighborhood Cats TNR Kit
Learn how to run a successful Trap-Neuter-Return p more...2 points
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Online Article: Neighborhood Cats | What is TNR?
Trap/neuter/return, commonly referred to as " more...2 points
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PDF File: Humane Society of Silicone Valley Newsletter - Summer 2006
TNR is a hugely cost-effective, humane way of .... more...1 point
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Course: TNR: How To Manage A Feral Cat Colony
HSUS Secure Gateway offers a Self-paced course called more...1 point
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Online Article: Neighborhood Cats | What is a Feral Cat?
A feral cat is one who has reverted in some degree more...1 point
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Alley Cat Rescue The National Cat Protection Association
Alley Cat Rescue - The National Cat Protection Ass more...1 point
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Resources for Helping Feral Cats | The Humane Society of the United States
The Humane Society of the United States1 point
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Wildlife & Environmental - Cats are not the threat
Some people mistakenly think killing cats will sav more...0 points
Must Read Articles On Taking Care Of Your Cat
Find Answers To All Of Your Cat Questions
You'll find dozens of articles on Cat Care on my website All Things Related To Cats. Below are a few of them. Click the headline to see the individual article.
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Allergic To Your Pet?
You can still enjoy having a beloved pet, despite having allergies.4 points
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Play With Your Cats
The best possible way to build up a bond between you and your cat is through play.3 points
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Caterwauling
Valuable insight into all that caterwauling.1 point
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Five Most Common Cat Ailments
The common ailments that affect cats and how to spot the symptoms.1 point
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A Hairy Situation
Why the cat hacks up hairballs1 point
Alley Cat Allies -- Saving Ferals Cats Everywhere
An Organization You Should Know About
Alley Cat Allies
Ally Cat Allies is an incredible organization to saves feral cats.
On their website, you will find:
- Caregiver/Advocate Information
- Animal Control/Shelter Information
- Legal Information
- Veterinarian Information
- Events & Conferences
They have the most extensive library of materials created to help you:
1. Recognize feral cats.
2. Trap, neuter and release information.
3. Organize TNR programs in your area.
4. Talk to people about TNR.
5. Get press for TNR (they even provide a press release template).
6. Raise feral kittens.
7. Build feeding stations for feral cats.
8. Learn how best to help feral cats.
9. Find success stories and statistics to share.
10. Find videos of feral cats and TNR in action.
11. And lots more.
For a complete list of their Factsheets and Articles, click Factsheets and Articles
To contact them or get other information from their website, click Alley Cat Allies
Valuable Information And Resouces On TNR Programs
More About How To Start And Or Maintain TNR Programs
More TNR Resources & Reading
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ASPCA: Fight Cruelty: Trap-Neuter-Return
Fundamental to the success of TNR is continued care of the feral cats by colony ..... Neighborhood Cats TNR Kit: Includes the 108-page The Neighborhood Cats ...2 points
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Neighborhood Cats | What is TNR?
Trap/neuter/return, commonly referred to as "TNR," is the only method proven to be humane and effective at controlling feral cat population growth. ...1 point
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Feral Cats: TNR versus Eradication?
Results from college campus groups prove that trap-neuter-release programs work for feral cat management, where eradication does not.1 point
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ASPCA Online Store:
The kit includes The Neighborhood Cats TNR Handbook: A Guide to Trap-Neuter-Return for the ... Using footage from actual Neighborhood Cats TNR projects, ...1 point
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SPAY-USA
The kit includes The Neighborhood Cats TNR Handbook: A Guide to Trap-Neuter-Return for the ... Using footage from actual Neighborhood Cats TNR projects, ...1 point
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Implementing a Communitywide Trap-Neuter-Return Program for Feral ...
Mr. Kortis serves as executive director of Neighborhood Cats, a New York City-based nonprofit specializing in the management of feral cats using TNR. ...1 point
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Humanity For Cats/TNR
Feral kittens can be TNR at the cat rate or removed at the cat rate. Removing a feral kitten is more difficult than removing a feral cat. ...1 point
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volunteers needed for feral cat TNR clinic
Please help pass the word to others who might be interested in being part of this great program and to anyone you know who takes care of any feral cats who ...1 point
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Miami County Humane Society Union Twp. Cat/Kitten TNR Prog.
2007 Outline of Feral Cat TNR Workshop sponsored by the Miami County Humane Society (Recipient of Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust Grants in 2003, ...1 point
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Austin Feral Cats--Step by Step TNR Instructions
Step-by-Step Checklist for Feral Cat TNR. Refer to the reference materials elsewhere on the site for details about any of these points. ...1 point
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ASPCA Online Store:
Learn how to run a successful Trap-Neuter-Return program with this comprehensive kit from Neighborhood Cats. The kit includes The Neighborhood Cats TNR ...1 point
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Resource: Homeless Cats and Public Safety
In 2005, it cost Santa Clara County taxpayers approximately $2.5 million to pick up, house and eventually euthanize homeless cats. TNR and colony management ...1 point
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Ferals Management Newbie Tutorial
Feral Cats TNR Tutorials. A well-planned management program is critical in saving ... Alley Cat Allies is the vanguard of TNR and advocacy for feral cats. ...0 points
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Tara Napping On Window Perch
The Saving Of A Feral Cat
Kanzi's Story
Free-Roaming But Not Feral - Kanzi's Got a Home
By Phila Hoopes
I found her lying beside the food bowl, a black and white kitten who'd never been far from her feral mother. Her eye was bloody and deflated beneath a puncture wound that had pierced her eyebrow ridge. Holding her to me, I felt her heart flutter wildly.I didn't know that I'd learn from her how to balance between caring for the backyard cats and respecting their choice to roam free.
Fifteen minutes of frenzied driving later, our vet said a possum or raccoon had bitten her. With good care, she'd recover - she'd be blind in that eye, but there was no apparent brain damage.
And recover she did - a strong-willed survivor who refuses to live indoors. Not that I haven't tried! Kanzi stayed with us, skittish and aloof, for just two weeks before she slipped outside. We hunted frantically... until my son saw her, strolling across the backyard with her mother.
Under Momcat's care, Kanzi eluded efforts to trap her for spaying... until she walked into the trap one Friday night. I set the spaying for Monday and freed her in my bedroom.
Next morning the door was open and Kanzi was gone... and weak mews were sounding from the basement. I raced downstairs, and there, in the darkest, dirtiest corner I found her four deformed babies, with Kanzi nowhere in sight. She'd left them there, dying.
While I was at the pet ER, Kanzi escaped outdoors again.
If she'd been trap-wise earlier, she was doubly so now, and avoided the Havahart as she became pregnant again. She gave birth to three healthy kittens, raised and weaned them with Momcat's help, and I immediately trapped them for hand-training.
"Why don't you take the kittens outside in the cat carrier and set up the trap next to it?" asked our vet. "Kanzi would go to them, and you could bring her inside." It was a good idea... until I set Kanzi free in the bedroom, and she circled it in terror three times without touching the floor. Finally she came to rest atop a bookcase%u2026 I backed away and secured the kittens in their crate before leaving the room to let her settle down.
Somehow we got her back in the trap for spaying next day. She recovered in my bedroom...and then slipped out of the room and out of the house.
She's 7 years old now, one of our outties - she comes when called and doesn't miss a meal. She likes to sit on the picnic table sometimes, nose-to-nose with her daughters, with the window screen between them. She's scheduled for her rabies/distemper booster next month.
But come in? Not a chance. That's her choice, and she's taught me to respect it.
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Kanzi, Momcat, and her 16 siblings were trapped, spayed/neutered, and inoculated thanks to a low-cost TNR program through the MD SPCA, Cat Rescue of Maryland and Alleycat Allies. They have all found loving caregivers. My deepest gratitude goes to these two life-saving organizations. For information on local TNR programs, contact Alleycat Allies .--------------------
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- We are definately for TNR and are currently feeding several of the released cats who visit us daily (they refuse to come in so we made a shelter for them)--Really good lens-thanks
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- a subject dear to my heart! i wrote a lens about TNR in Chicago! i hope it helps others. thanks for writing this lens - the more people know about TNR the safer our community cats will be!
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- Great lens about TNR. I'm not a big fan of trying to domesticate feral kittens or adults for a number of reasons. I think they're all best neutered/spayed and left outside with a caretaker. But this lens goes a long way towards winning hearts and minds on behalf of TNR and ferals.
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- As someone who has worked with lots of ferals, I really appreciate your lens.
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- So much good info here. Trapping and neutering is smart and humane. We have a new addition to our feline family -- a kitten who showed up around the 4th of July. He loves our backyard and our other cats. We got him indoors a couple of times, but he's small enough to escape from the outdoor cat enclosure which all our cats have access to. Up next (don't tell him) shots and neutering. Wish me luck!
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Should TNR be the World's way to counteract overpopulation?
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jan says:
I am currently a dog & cat owner and a registered caregiver in my community. I have neutered, microchipped, and tamed my 2 current ferals,(one is now 6 years old and healthy as a horse) set them up with houses,and blankets for winter and boxes to play in so that they do not become trap shy for any future vet needs and 3 year rabies shots. I feed and offer water for birds and have very limited bird loss due to the cats. They usually lay around and watch the birds eat their food! What I don't have is rats, mice, skunk and opposum babies. The skunk have left and the opossum pass through without nesting. I love the TNR program! They do protect their territory,..no new cats, my neighbors appreciate the reduction of mice and rats. Although these cats would never tolerate being kept indoors, they have become loving members of my family.
Posted January 12, 2012
WriterJanis says:
I like the idea of TNR, but in a perfect world, I would try to take it a step further and work towards trying to domestic them so they can get forever adoptive homes.
Posted November 12, 2011
KimGiancaterino says:
The feral cat colonies I've helped have never been abandoned. Someone checks on them regularly. Most cats do very well with minimal intervention. If you kill them, others just show up in their place. It doesn't solve the problem.
Posted September 06, 2011
pawpaw911 says:
My wife operates a light variation of the TNR program. Hers is.....feed them till they are so fat they can't walk, get them neutered, bring them home and feed them till they die of old age program. Nice lens.
Posted May 18, 2011
Evie Mehiel says:
Yes I think it is a very possitive step in the right direction to save an animals life.
Posted March 09, 2011
Frankster says:
Michelle,you can contact me at http://www.squidoo.com/utility/contact_lensmaster/polarbearaware I don't know how painful the ear tipping is. I'll ask my vet. As far as PETA goes, they seem to believe that all feral cats live horrible lives and die horrible deaths. However my experience with small colonies who are cared for by human caregivers that the cats live well, free and happy lives. They are also fairly free of illness because a good caregiver will trap the cat and get them help when something is wrong. To say these cats live bad lives, what about the big cats in the world such as lions, cheetahs, tigers, etc?
Posted September 16, 2010
Michelle says:
i totally i agree that this is a good thing to do, i mean this whole TNR company isactually DOING SOMETHING to help. i was wondering though, does clipping the ears hurt the cats? and also do you have a email i can contact you through or a phone number id really like to talk to someone about some stuff thanks :) oh and another thing, why is PETA against this?
Posted September 13, 2010
Photahsiamirabel says:
Cats do not ask to be abandoned to breed and fend for themselves. This is a problem humans are largely responsible for. TNR is a cost effective and humane way of mitigating that problem while respecting the cats' right to life.
Posted September 01, 2010
mulberry says:
Yes. I can easily imagine that in the future people will begin to look on this irresponsibility by pet owners as "criminal" and extermination as unacceptable as genocide.
Posted June 18, 2009
AlishaV says:
Obviously, the best thing is for everyone to take care of their cats, get them fixed, and not throw them out into the world where they reproduce until they die. Most people that truly care about animals agree on that. But, until we manage to get those basics through those people's heads, we have to save the cats somehow. The only solution that is capable of being done and that is truly humane is to trap, neuter, and release. Killing the cats is not the solution, other cats move in and the problem just continues. TNR works and is the best solution that we have until everyone starts caring about these animals' lives.
Posted May 21, 2009
Frankster says:
heresy,
I did not say they did not pose a threat and NEVER harm native species; I said "...the OVERWHELMING cause of wildlife depletion is destruction of natural habitat due to man-made structures, chemical pollution, pesticides, and drought -- not feral cats."
When humans have abandoned cats to fend for themselves and their families, they do just that. That is nature. What a good TNR caregiver does is remove the main reason for this behavior by keeping them fed. Do they still prey on wildlife? Yes, but not to a major destructive amount as people want to accuse them of.
TNR cuts down the number of cats and their need to prey on wildlife. I know Hawaii (which I love) has an overwhelming amount of feral cats ALL due to humans. It is a major problem for them but they need to be very careful how they contain, control, remove the cats. See the story further up about the Australian Island that caused more problems from their killing of the feral cats there.
Like most of life; the issue/solution isn't black and white. There is some gray area where we need to work in order to save lives -- all of them whether they be native or not. As humans it's time we stopped and found a better way to work with nature than by killing the problem.
By the way, my ancestors were not native to this nation either. Were yours?
Posted May 18, 2009
heresy says:
Frankster, it is simply incorrect and misleading to say that feral cats do not pose a threat to, or NEVER harm native species. Feral cats like ANY OTHER invasive have the potential to cause destruction to native flora and fauna including endangered genus's. Some colonies do and some dont. If you dont believe me just ask any Hawaiian conservationist what feral cats are capable of. This is a great program for urban centers but something else needs to be figured for areas more sensitive ecosystems. I'm indifferent as to the method so long as native species and ecosystems are considered first.
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As long as its black and white with no room to compromise I can live with it. =)
Cheers.
Posted May 18, 2009
Janet1 says:
Absolutely. I've saved 3 feral kittens, who after being in the wild for 8 months (fed by a friend) who are now in-door cats at her home and they love it and are quite tame!
Posted April 15, 2009
No way. Extermination is the only way to stop overpopulation.
Frankster says:
To Junkmountain:
TNR programs -- the ones I support and talk about here -- do NOT abandon the cats ones they are neutered and returned. Neutering is just step #1 for a TNR program. The caregiver then feeds and takes care of the feral cat(s) or colony. They provide some kind of shelter from the elements if none is available. They trap again if any cat seems sick and they get medical care for them. Cats do not want to fight. They fight over females when they are in heat and for food. If neutered, they do not fight over females; if they are fed, they do not fight over food. And, territory is basically claiming the land for those 2 purposes: females and food. These are taken care of. Also, if it appears that someone or something is hurting the cats, the caregiver works with animal control and law enforcement to stop it.
TNR is really an abridged name of a complete program. Maybe the name should be changed to add another letter. For example: TNRM: Trap, Neuter, Spay and Maintain (or Monitor) OR "S" for support.
Don't blame all TNR programs because some people only do the first step.
Posted January 22, 2011
junkmountain says:
I'd love to share the pictures I have of once beautiful cats with their skin stripped from their flesh. Life on the streets is horrific. All TNR does is address breeding but what about suffering. Why doesn't anyone address the suffering? Feral cats don't die peacefully. They fight everyday to survive. It's wrong. Trapping, Neutering, and Re-abandoning is wrong. And the choices given below are clearly an attempt to mislead. Shame on you!
Posted January 22, 2011
Frankster says:
To Mserene:
No, feral cats do NOT have more of a right to live then other creatures. They DO, however, have the SAME right to live.
This is not a black and white issue. We, as humans, need to take responsibility for what we've created by thowing cats away like garbage to fend for themselves. Killing is never the answer. Help us find another way to save feral cats by reducing them numbers humanely and save, as you say, "the creatures they prey on."
Posted July 25, 2010
Mserene says:
Feral cats do NOT have more of a right to live than all the countless native creatures they prey on. A cat naturally loves to kill, even when fed - they love to torture their victims before killing them. It is enjoyment to them and that is fact. No matter how much people feed the TNR colonies (or almost any cat) - they will still victimize innocent creatures. They are one of the very few species on the planet that literally ENJOYS the torture. The serial killers of the animal world. If you don't know or believe that, you are in total denial. They are ravishing our beautiful wildlife and destroying what is not native to them. So how do feral cats have MORE of a right to live then everything else??? I absolutely agree it's humans fault for letting cats breed, but humans have an overpopulation problem as well that is literally destroying our world and way of life. So wherever there is human selfishness then there will be these human perpetuated problems for the world. Feral cats are just one of the problems and we can't stop or contain it. They are a plague upon this earth and all the innocent creatures they destroy, not to mention the diseases they spread to humans and other creatures. I am sure there will be laws and bans in the future against feral cats, but like most laws it will be way too little too late to reverse the effects they have had on the world.
And yes, my people ARE native to this country (just FYI in case I get the response like someone else was given earlier).
Posted June 11, 2010
Frankster says:
heresy,
(1) Feral cats are NOT the cause of wildlife depletion: Studies show that the overwhelming cause of wildlife depletion is destruction of natural habitat due to man-made structures, chemical pollution, pesticides, and drought -- not feral cats.
(2)As far as the cost, it is far cheaper to do TNR than to euthanize as studies have shown. Also, the cat colonies are fed and kept healthy NOT by taxpayer dollars but by caregivers out of their own pockets or donations. The cats live out their lives, as healthy as most cats owned by other folks as pets and they do NOT reproduce. I hate to say it, but we taxpayers pay out money due to irresponsible actions of a few (actually not-so-few) all the time: abortions, drunken drivers, vandals just to name three.
(3) I agree that cats should live indoors. I keep all of mine in all of the time.
The problem is irresponsible and/or uncaring people who discard cats (and dogs by the way) like they were a piece of trash rather than a living creature. And, others who do not neuter their pets. Millions of dogs and cats are routinely killed in shelters every year because of these stupid, uncaring, irresponsible people.
Posted May 18, 2009
heresy says:
As long as the released cats aren't harming native species, especially endangered birds and small mammals. Also these programs cost money. Who is to pay for the irresponsible actions of few? Taxpayers I suppose.
If people love cats so much, keep them indoors. Once they leave your house they become everyone's problem.
Posted May 18, 2009
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