Spay Austin Coalition » Feral Cats

The Santa Rosa Project

admin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:37:27 +0000

The Spay Austin Coalition was recently notified of a desperate situation on Santa Rosa street in east Austin by Shadow Cats rescue. Feral cat trappers Julia Hilder (Spay Austin Coalition President) and coalition member Calene Summers (Thundering Paws) answered the call only to find one of the worst situations they could imagine. What started as [...]

Help Us Help Austin’s Animals

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:50:12 +0000

If you are a dog or cat lover here’s a statistic that will make you sick. 12,000 adoptable animals were killed at the city shelter last year because there aren’t enough good homes and way too many puppies and kittens being born.

Animal sterilization and microchips

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:32:39 +0000

Exerpt from 2006 comment thread in the Austin American Statesman focusing on feral colony management, TNR and microchipping.

Neighborhood Cats – Mass Trapping Program

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:46:54 +0000

In March of 2002, the trapping and neutering of the approximately 250 feral cats living on Riker's Island, the largest jail in the country, was begun under the auspices of the NYC Department of Correction and as a joint effort with the ASPCA, the Humane Society of NY, the CACC and other local, recently-formed TNR groups.

Got Cats?

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:44:19 +0000

Chances are you have seen homeless cats (called ferals) roaming your neighborhood. You may even be feeding them. If so, you are not alone. All over Austin, the country, and in cities around the world people have become attached to these wild creatures. Feral cats are born wild, have never been a pet, and cannot be tamed after they mature. Colonies develop when an unsterilized pet cat is left behind after a move and begins breeding with other cats, both wild and tame. The kittens, having no human interaction, are wild feral cats. They breed and so the cycle begins. It is estimated there are roughly 150,000 feral cats living in Austin.

Understanding Cats and Predation

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:42:13 +0000

Many studies have shown that cats do not have a detrimental impact on wildlife on continents. However, many people still feel that cats are to blame for the depletion of songbirds and other animals. Two studies most often quoted to support placing blame on feral cats are the Stanley Temple study and the Churcher/Lawton study. Some individuals and groups use these studies in misguided efforts to discredit Alley Cat Allies’ and others work to humanely control feral cats. However, over sixty studies on feral cats have been written from different continents throughout the world...

Who’s Ultimately Responsible for Free-Roaming Cats?

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:37:43 +0000

You can find them just about anywhere: They may peek out from under a dumpster at your local gas station or food store. They may slink furtively around the perimeter of your home in the country. They may even take up residence under your back porch. They're free-roaming cats, and they inspire a lot different feelings—anger, fear, sadness, maybe even guilt. But they should also inspire something else: action.

Trapping Is the Kindest Solution

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:34:39 +0000

An estimated 70 million feral cats—cats who have never had contact with humans and who are the offspring of abandoned, unaltered tame cats—are roaming the parks, parking lots, back yards, and back streets of America.

Feral and Sterile

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:28:08 +0000

City Council legalizes Trap-Neuter-Release programs for cats KATHRYN EAKENS Round Rock Leader Staff 11/23/2007 Without human contact, abandoned cats revert to a feral – or undomesticated – state, band together in groups called colonies and begin to reproduce, contributing to feline overpopulation. According the Austin Feral Cats organization, two reproducing feral cats can become 12,000 [...]

New York Demonstrators Call for Stop to Inhumane Feral Cat Roundups

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:25:03 +0000

The HSUS Demonstrators protest roundup of JFK Airport feral cats.

Animal lovers in New York City got some very bad news on Memorial Day.

After agreeing last fall to suspend the roundup of feral cats at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Port Authority officials announced they had hired exterminators to resume the process immediately.

The cats in the feral colony, part of the airport landscape for decades, were once again facing a death sentence.