Feral Cat Program

What is a feral cat?? A feral cat is an unsocialized cat who has either grown up outdoors without human contact or has lived away from human contact long enough to revert to a wild state. Feral cats usually form groups, or “colonies,” near a food/shelter source. People who feed colonies of feral cats are typically called “caretakers.”

The Home at Last Feral Cat Program assists feral cat colony caretakers using a method called “TNR” (trap-neuter-return). We lend the caretaker humane traps to catch their colony cats and bring them to one of our scheduled spay/neuter clinics in Georgetown, Kentucky. There, our veterinarian evaluates each cat’s health, then anesthetizes, vaccinates (including rabies inoculation), and spays/neuters the cat. There is a small donation requested for each cat. The caretaker returns the cat(s) to the original site and feeds/monitors/shelters the cat(s) from then on.

TNR has proved to be the single most successful method of stabilizing and maintaining healthy cat colonies with the least possible cost to local governments and residents. This approach is also humane, with the eventual result of eliminating the colony, as no new births will occur.

To find out more or to be considered for assistance, call (859) 420-4076. You will be able to talk with our screener. You may also direct a message to the Feral Cat Program.

Read our Feral Cat Program brochure to learn more.

For extensive information about feral cats and TNR, you may also want to visit http://www.alleycat.org.