Feral Cat and TNR Resources

by Sonia Zjawinski (Subscribe to Sonia Zjawinski's posts): Oct 16th 2009 @ 5:00PM Filed Under: Cats, Pet Clothes

Feral For Life Shirt, $25. Photo: FeralforLife.com

Now that you know all there is to know about feral cats and TNR, why not go help some of the ferals in your neighborhood?

The Humane Society of the United States offers state by state feral cat and trap-neuter-return resources.
The ASPCA has a FAQs page dedicated to everything you need to know about ferals and trap-neuter-return.
Alley Cat Allies provides information on feral cats, trap-neuter-return, and how to caretake a colony of ferals.
The New York City Feral Cat Initiative has tips on how to socialize feral kittens, including some great hands on video tutorials, recorded webinars covering everything from how to get your community involved with trap-neuter return to what you need to know about ferals, TNR and the law, and downloadable PDFs (information to give neighbors, signs to put up to tell feeders not to feed during trapping) to help you during a trap-neuter-return project.
HavaHart sells a Stray Cat Rescue Kit that includes everything you need to trap-neuter-return.
And if you want to promote your support of feral cats and trap-neuter-return, several organizations offer merch with proceeds benefiting TNR and rescue efforts, such as FeralforLife.com t-shirts (above), Alley Cat Allies tote bags ($5), and USPS Feral Cat Caretakers' Coalition postage stamps ($19.10 - 21.35/sheet of 20).

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