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“Compassion is the Way: Care and Feeding of Feral Cats” This 19-page manual, by Nathan Winograd of Tompkins County SPCA, walks you through how to start a program to help feral cats in your community. If you have trouble with this link, please copy and paste this web address into your browser: http://www.bestfriends.org/nomorehomelesspets/pdf/feralcatcompassion.pdf 10/21 Community Approaches to Feral Cats: Problems, Alternatives and Recommendations by Margaret R. Slater, 2002, Humane Society of the US (HSUS) “Veterinarian Margaret R. Slater offers a comprehensive, compassionate review of the issues surrounding feral cats and a variety of solutions to feral cat problems in communities large and small. She also provides a blueprint to veterinarians, feral cat caretakers, animal shelters, and public agencies for finding common ground in their approach to feral cats.” The Cat Debate: Synopsis article of discussions regarding feral cats and TNR programs at the November 2003 AVMA Animal Welfare Forum. If you have trouble with the above link, please copy and paste this web address directly into your browser: http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/jan04/040115a.asp 2/27/04 Feral Cats - The Invisible Felines by Anne Moss “Feral cats are just that, they are cats. They are domestic cats gone feral, biologically identical to their pet brethren (those pampered felines that share our lives). Feral cats have the same emotional and mental capabilities and needs, even if they have grown away from human companionship. Feral cats are not wild animals.” If you have trouble with the above link, please copy and paste this web address directly into your browser: http://www.thecatsite.com/content/view/102/33/ 10-24-04 Handling Feral Cats by Mary Anne Miller “So you have a wild, trapped kitty....What now?” An expert’s explanation on how to socialize feral cats to indoor housecats. While they may never be lap cats, socialized ferals can be a very special part of a household if you have enough patience to work with them. If you have trouble with the above link, please copy and paste this web address directly into your browser: http://www.thecatsite.com/content/view/48/28/ 10-24-04 **NEW**American Cat Project: The Problem of Feral Cat Management. This group has the achievable goal of “Significantly Fewer Feral Cats in the United States in Twenty Years.” This document takes a look at the problem and reasons why one solution does not fit all situations. If you have trouble with the above link, please copy and paste this web address directly into your browser: http://www.americancat.net/feralproblem.html 04/16/06 **NEW** San Francisco SPCA Factsheets: Feral Cat Medical Issues; Humanely Trapping Feral Cats; The Care & Feeding of Feral Cats; Feral Cat Relocation If you have trouble with the above links, please copy and paste these web addresses directly into your browser: http://www.sfspca.org/gifs/pdf_factsheets/Medissues.pdf; http://www.sfspca.org/gifs/pdf_factsheets/Humane.pdf; http://www.sfspca.org/gifs/pdf_factsheets/Care.pdf; http://www.sfspca.org/gifs/pdf_factsheets/relocation.pdf 04/16/06 **NEW**Three part article on Feral Cats, including What Are Ferals and Classification of Ferals; Socialization of Feral Kittens; What You Can Do for Ferals. If you have trouble with the above link, please copy and paste this web address directly into your browser: http://cats.about.com/library/guest/ucfeature4a.htm 04/16/06 Socializing Feral Kittens and Cats
If you are interested in socializing feral kittens or cats, please visit The Cat Site’s Feral Colonies Forum. Socializing a Feral Cat. This comprehensive article takes you through preparations before bringing a feral cat into your home, all the way through to the first petting and what you can expect from your new feral family member. For a printable version, please see the PDF version. 12/04/05
**NEW** Island Cat Resources and Adoption: Kitten Socializing Lessons Learned by Mary Sper If you have trouble with the above link, please copy and paste this web address directly into your browser: http://www.icraeastbay.org/ICRAKittenSocializing.pdf 04/16/06 Official Position Statements on Feral Cats
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Position on Abandoned and Feral Cats If you have trouble with this link, please copy and paste this web address into your browser: http://www.avma.org/policies/animalwelfare.asp#feralcats Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Statement on Free-Roaming Cats “The Humane Society of the United States believes that every community has a legal and ethical responsibility to address problems associated with free-roaming domestic cats.” If you have trouble with the above link, please copy and paste this web address directly into your browser: http://www.hsus.org/ace/11857 1/11/04 American Association of Feline Practitioners Position Statement on Free Roaming Abandoned and Feral Cats. “The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) encourages and supports actions to provide solutions to the problems associated with free-roaming abandoned and feral cats. These problems include quality of life issues for the cats themselves, their impact on wildlife, and their potential impact on public health.” (The last position statement listed on the page.) If you have trouble with the above link, please copy and paste this web address directly into your browser: http://www.aafponline.org/positionstate.htm 3/20/04 American Humane position statement on Feral Cats. “Recognizing that this population is large, American Humane strongly supports policies and programs that work to reduce the overpopulation and abandonment of cats in a humane manner.” If you have trouble with the above link, please copy and paste this web address directly into your browser: http://www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=wh_where_stand_apsps_feral_cats 7/18/04 Cat Fanciers Association, Inc. position on feral cats. “CFA advocates the humane treatment of all cats including those which are unowned and are considered to be feral. We support the concept of maintained colonies of unowned/feral cats on public or private property as a viable means to protect these cats and stabilize their populations.” If you have trouble with the above link, please copy and paste this web address directly into your browser: http://www.cfainc.org/articles/feral-cats.html 1/29/05
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You will note in this section that the bulk of the material relates to feral cats as opposed to feral dogs. Outside of the U.S., many dogs seem to survive in the wild, however, in the U.S., most dogs do not have the resources at their disposal that they need to survive. Cats do - and if not spayed or neutered, cats reproduce rapidly.
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