A question about feral/abandoned cats. Does anybody here know of any national

[niyad]

or state level organizations that can provide advice in an area that has a huge problem with the cats, but no apparent groups that can help? I have a friend in Mesa County, CO who is trying to help the cats in his neighborhood. Their local humane society does nothing about cats, and there are no rescue operations, just a few people who foster (and are completely overwhelmed).

Any resources, advice, etc., will be most appreciated. Thanks. In advance.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Try Alley Cats and Best Friends.

[niyad]

2. Thank you.

[MuseRider]

3. I only know of one.

It is called Rescue Me and I found a bobtail through them. I do not know how they work or what they require as I was looking for a bob tail specifically and that was a long while ago.

[niyad]

4. Thank you.

[CurtEastPoint]

5. Yes, Alley Cat Allies

https://www.alleycat.org/


Also google 'feral cat' and 'community cat' and your location (county or state)

Thank you for caring about them.

[niyad]

7. Thank you for the link. My friend and I are both cat lovers, and the apparent lack

of resources in his area is heartbreaking.

[CurtEastPoint]

8. Where are you? I saw that in my area 5 years ago and started a TNR operation.

We've fixed about 500 cats and have 13 colonies we feed every day.
The work never ends.
www.tricitiesfriendsofkitties.org

[niyad]

10. He is in Mesa County, CO, basically Grand Junction. Pretty rural.

Blessings to you for all that you are doing fo our felid friends.

[CurtEastPoint]

11. More... I found these by searching grand junction community cats. There are a LOT of leads here

https://www.clawsgj.org/
https://rhhumanesociety.org/grandvalleycatproject/
http://grandvalleypetsalive.org/
https://grandrivershumane.org/
https://www.facebook.com/lomacathouse/
https://www.cathousegj.org/aboutus.html

[niyad]

13. Thank you for these links, I know that he will appreciate them.

[SheltieLover]

6. Good link

I hope it helps.

Fried's is in IN, but they might know of a group in your area.

Ty for helping!

https://www.nokillnetwork.org/d/Indiana/Fried's-Cat-Shelter~112/

[niyad]

9. Thank you. He is the one helping the kits, I am just trying to find help for him. It

sickens me that the humane society there does nothing about cats.

[CurtEastPoint]

12. I don't know of any humane societies that focus on feral/community cats. Not their mission.

[niyad]

14. This one does nothing, won't even pick up cats under any circumstances.

[SheltieLover]

15. Same here.

Revolting!

[rampartc]

16. sounds like you need a catch/neuter/release program

my local spca is involved. i trap feral cats, local vets do the clipping at discount rates, then i release the cats about where i caught them.

[MuseRider]

18. Thank you!

That is a wonderful service! I live on my farm and the number of cats around here has really dropped since one of the neighbors decided to use them and keep a colony rather than just letting them breed as she fed them.

I got to know them well as they tried to help me trap a feral that I had been feeding for 4 or 5 years. He was smart and I was never able to trap him, in fact he would come inside and eat twice a day then lay beside me and let me barely scratch his head with the tips of my fingers (after finding out in a rather harsh and bloody way that that was all he would tolerate). Sadly the day I got my trap and before I could set it up he disappeared never to be seen again. Heartbroken over that one.

My point is that they will almost do it for you and are happy to show you how, lend you a trap and voila! If you want to keep the cats around you can once neutered and vaccinated. PERFECT!

Thank you for doing that service. The woman I worked with was the most loving and delightful person I have met in a long time. She loved doing it.