What You Can Do to Help Feral Cats

• Implement a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program for free-roaming cats in your community.
• Advocate for TNR programs in your community by sending polite and educational letters to city council members, accompanied by a petition with collected signatures.
• Address neighborhood concerns and complaints by educating them on the importance and effectiveness of TNR; offer to setup sprinklers and other harmless deterrents to keep cats out of gardens; and build outdoor litter boxes and scoop daily.
• Encourage your veterinarian to treat feral cats and offer TNR services.
• Respond to negative press by submitting editorial letters presenting the facts on TNR and cat predation.
• Contact wildlife and bird conservation groups and encourage them to adopt nonlethal forms of animal management, including TNR for community cats.
• Volunteer, foster, and donate to Town Cats or other local cat organizations devoted to community cats.
• Support colony caretakers by building shelters and/or feeding stations and donating food.
• Adopt an alley cat.