Here are some excellent programs that prove that Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and colony management projects WORK, to the benefit of both cats and communities. Including feral cats in your spay/neuter initiatives has a big impact on animal overpopulation. Be sure to check out our Spay/Neuter pages, which include several programs that have a feral component.
SPCA Serving Erie County and Feral Cat Focus
These two agencies expand their collaboration to educate the community about feral cats -- and to end the euthanasia of healthy ferals.
Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon
The Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon (FCCO) runs a mobile hospital that was the first of its kind in North America. It remains the only mobile hospital exclusively serving ferals.
Indy Feral Cat Captains
IndyFeral uses a network of Cat Captains who provide feral-cat caretakers with knowledge and tools they need to care and manage their colonies effectively.
Operation Catnip: Voucher Program
In addition to their high-volume spay/neuter clinics for feral cats, Operation Catnip refers caregivers directly to participating private clinics. For a modest co-pay, cats are spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and ear-tipped to identify them as ferals.
Neighborhood Cats: Mass Trapping
Neighborhood Cats’ mission is “to make TNR a fully understood, accepted and practiced method in every community.” They offer comprehensive training and resources to accomplish this vital mission.
Bright Ideas about Feral Cats
Some effective, inexpensive programs addressing the needs of “city” and “country” feral cats:
- Urban Kitty: Winter quarters for city ferals
- Barn Cat program: Year-round quarters for country ferals
- Feral Spay Sunday: Ferals get their own day at a spay/neuter clinic