There are 2 ways to help them, without getting them killed at the shelters: 1. Foster, neuter/spay, and Cats In Need will help you find a new home for them-PPP Program 2.Trap/Neuter/Return- if they are not adoptable, after the surgery, they can be released back to their neighborhood to live out their life as free roaming cat without producing more offsprings-TNR Program for Feral Cats We Desperately Need Foster Homes! Since Cats In Need is a NO Kill/All Volunteer group, we have no kennels, no physical shelters, and no goverment funding of any sort...the way we are helping the animals, is that we foster the cats in our own homes...and all the volunteers do whatever we can do...all the food, litter, supplies, are paid for by the donations from the pubic, and from the foster homes, and the volunteers sometimes. And this is the case for most NO Kill Rescue groups... Trap-Neuter-Return Program Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) is a strategy for improving the lives of feral cats and reducing their numbers. At a minimum, feral cats who are TNRed are spayed or neutered so they can no longer reproduce, vaccinated against rabies, and surgically ear-tipped on one ear (ear-tipping is the universally-recognized sign of a cat who has been TNRed). Dedicated caretakers feed and provide shelter for TNRed cats, monitor the TNRed cats for sickness and remove new cats for TNR if feral or possible adoption if tame. More Info On TNR Why can't animal shelters rescue feral cats?Animal shelters, privately funded or public funded, already care for thousands of lost, injured, abandoned and relinquished pet cats. Due to the limited funding and spaces, feral cats brought to the shelter are to be put down right away or after a mandatory holding period. In addition, if space is limited at the shelter, an adoptable cat may be put down to make room to hold a feral cat.
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Difference Between Feral Cats and Stray Cats There are 2 kinds of cats on the streets, strays, which were at one time living with humans, but got lost or abandoned... How You Can Help the CatsARE YOU FEEDING STRAY CATS?Who can’t resist the urge to put out a dish of fresh cat food and water for the stray cat that knows you look out the window to see if she is there every night? Scenarios like this are played out day after day in neighborhoods and communities across the country and around the world. There is nothing wrong with you helping this free-roaming cat. It actually gives you a feeling of accomplishment and fills our human need to care for those whom we deem as less fortunate. But why is it we feel that we are the only ones who do this? As if we are hiding a deep secret, we are relieved to learn that we are not alone. Many people feed stray cats and provide even more help. Thousands of us work together every day to reduce feline homelessness through Trap, Neuter, Return or TNR. WHY DO THESE CATS NEED OUR HELP?Left unaltered, free-roaming cats continue to reproduce creating more homeless kittens. Through TNR, free-roaming cats live out their lives without adding to the homeless cat population. According to scientific studies, free-roaming cats gain weight and live healthier lives after being altered. TNR programs are proven to stabilize and significantly reduce the size of free-roaming cat colonies. By limiting free-roaming cat populations, fewer unwanted and homeless cats are taken to shelters and euthanized. |
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