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“Bringing Outside Cats Inside” is an article that gives tips for making an outside cat comfortable inside a home. Another great resource for rescue groups and individual rescuers. Written by site owner Laurie Goldstein. You will need Adobe Acrobat/Reader 5.0 or higher to view this article.
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“The Many Differences Between Feral and Tame Cats” by Lana. This article describes the many differences between feral and tame cat behavior, the reasons behind it, and the differences in the health characteristics of feral vs. tame cats. You will need Adobe Acrobat/Reader 5.0 or higher to view this article.
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As the foremost experts on feral cats, Alley Cat Allies promotes non lethal control for feral and stray cats with trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs that effectively reduce their population by sterilization - not euthanasia.
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The Forgotten Ferals. Stray Pet Advocacy provides many links on what a feral animal is and how feral colonies are created.
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TNR & The Law: What Feral Caretakers Need to Know
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To ask your own questions and search for answers about stray and feral cats, go to the Feral Colonies Forum!
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Feline Rescue Network provides a listing of groups that support TTVAR (Trap, Test, Vaccinate, Alter, Release) programs for feral cats. Listings are for US States, Canada, US Nationwide, and International groups.
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Alley Cat Allies’ listing of Feral Cat and Spay/Neuter Organizations. Listed by State in the US and organizations outside of the US.
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Neighborhood Cats offers online and in-person workshops about Feral Cats and Managing Colonies. In addition, they have an excellent group of resource articles to help anyone get started with caring for a feral colony.
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AzCATs (Arizona Cat Assistance Team) offers assistance to Feral Colony Caretakers in Arizona.
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Cat Action Trust 1977 is a small national charity dedicated to the welfare of cats, especially feral cats, based in the UK. Their articles are an excellent resource for feral caregivers around the world, including: Caring For A Feral Mother Cat and Her Kittens, Taming Feral Kittens, How to make an Igloo Shelter, and Handrearing Kittens.
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Ally Cat Allies provides Instructions for Building and Using a Drop Trap for getting the impossible to trap ferals TNR’d. Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
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From Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, “What do you say when they just want the cats gone?” Becky Robinson, national director of Alley Cat Allies, talks about ways to get elected officials, animal control and your neighbors on your side.
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From Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, “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.
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How You Can Shelter Feral Cats for the Winter. Instructions for building shelter for the ferals you care for from AnimalKind, Inc.
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Dispelling the Myths of Feral Cats and TNR hosted by The Animal Spirit’s Feral Cat Network.
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Humane Trapping Instructions from Feral Cat Coalition. Includes:
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Congratulations! You’re the Proud Owner of a (Formerly) Feral Cat – And She’s Hiding Under the Bed. A guide to preparing adoptees of socialized ferals, and what they can expect from a “tame” feral by Alley Cat Allies.
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The American Cat Project provides an excellent set of resources for feral caretakers (in training).
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Taming Feral Kittens by the Feral Cat Coalition. Step by step instructions of how to take a litter of feral kittens and socialize them into adoptable kitties.
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Surgery Recovery Instructions for Feral Cats by Alley Cat Allies. Things you may or may not think of when bringing feral cats in for surgery and TNR.
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Infosharing website with information on Trapping and Handling Cats, including:
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