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While the Humane Society of Yuma is not contracted to care for or control the feral cat population we accept feral cats at a minimal charge in an eort to humanely remove unwanted cats. For a complete listing of fees associated with feral cats visit our website. Please review the rules and recommendations set by HSOY regarding the trapping and intake of feral cats prior to trapping.
Prior to trapping
Trap: Humanely trap the cats in a colony. Neuter: Take the cats in their traps to a veterinarian or spay/neuter clinic to be sterilized, eartipped, and vaccinated. Return: Return the cats to their original colony site.
Trap-Neuter-Release is a proven program in which stray and feral cats already living outdoors are humanely trapped, spayed or neutered and returned back to their familiar habitat under the lifelong care of sympathetic volunteers. Trap-Neuter-Release is the single most successful method of stabilizing and maintaining healthy feral cat colonies with the least possible cost to local governments and residents, while providing the best life for the animals themselves. Feline Friends, a member committee of the Humane Society of Yuma, works with individuals, local businesses and organizations to humanely manage and reduce feral cat populations through Trap-Neuter-Release.
Know the hours of shelter or the spay/neuter clinic. e cat should be in the trap for as little time as possible. e shelter and the clinic are not open on Sundays or Mondays so the cat may have to be released if it is trapped on a Saturday or Sunday. Withhold food for 24 hours prior to trapping if you have been feeding the cats in order to entice the cat to enter the trap.
Do not attempt to feed or water a trapped cat. If you are spaying or neutering the cat, it is strongly recommended that cats have an empty stomach at the time of surgery. Remember that feral cats are wild and injuries such as bites and scratches can occur if you try to enter the trap for any reason. Cats will only be accepted at the shelter or clinic in safe, humane traps. Attempting to transfer a cat from a homemade or makeshi trap or cage has resulted in numerous injuries to our sta. Cats can easily escape from cardboard or plastic carriers, especially when they are being transferred to temporary housing while with us.
Feline Friends
782-1621 x355 felinefriends@hsoyuma.com
3780 S. 4th Ave. Ext. Suite H1 (928) 247-9115 spayneuter@hsoyuma.com 285 N. Figueroa Ave. Yuma, AZ 85364 (928) 782-1621
HSOYUMA.COM/FERALCATS
why not....
...euthanize all feral cats?
Some people feel sorry for feral cats because of their dicult and dangerous life. Others are annoyed by the cats' behaviors and want the cats removed. But many people don't feel that the cats should be euthanized. Even if there were enough people and money to remove and euthanize feral cats, other feral cats would move into the vacant territory to take advantage of the food source and shelter now made available. It's an endless cycle.
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..have the Humane Society of Yuma shelter them and nd homes for them?
Animal shelters already care for and try to nd homes for thousands of lost, injured, abandoned and relinquished pet cats. Whether the shelter is an independent non-prot organization or is an animal care and control agency funded by the municipality, many do not have the resources to do TNR.