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	Feral Cats: Frequently Asked Questions \| The Humane Society of the United States
		Wheras stray cats may be reunited with their families or adopted into new homes, feral cats do not easily adapt or may never adapt to living as pets in close contact with people.
		Feral cats brought to the shelter, especially those who cannot be identified as members of a known TNRed colony, are likely to be euthanized right away or after a mandatory holding period.
		Feral cats are territorial animals who can survive for weeks without food and will not easily or quickly leave their territory to search for new food sources.
	www.hsus.org /pets/issues_affecting_our_pets/feral_cats/feral_cats_frequently_asked_questions.html (2201 words)

	Cat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cats of mixed ancestry are referred to as domestic longhairs and domestic shorthairs or commonly as random-bred, moggies, mongrels, mutt-cats or alley cats.
		Feral cats are thought to be a major predator of Hawaiian coastal and forest habitats, and are one species among many responsible for the decline of endemic forest bird species as well as seabirds like the Wedge-tailed Shearwater.
		She was depicted as a cat or in human form with the head of a cat, often holding the sacred rattle known as the sistrum.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cat (8366 words)

	Feral cat: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The wild cat (felis silvestris) is a small predator native to europe, the western part of asia, and africa....
		A feral cat colony is a local population of feral cats living in a specific location and using a common food source such as food scavenged from dumpsters...
		A domestic shorthaired cat is the proper name for a shorthaired cat that does not have a pedigree or belong to a recognised cat breed....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fe/feral_cat.htm (2889 words)

	Feral cat - Cats Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The wholesale removal of feral colonies by euthanasia is rarely effective, since new individuals move into the areas left by the removed animals almost immediately, and the blanket euthanasia of stray and feral cats has proven ineffective in controlling stray and feral overpopulation.
		As the existing cats are better fed and cared for, their lives are extended, and neutering stops the influx of kittens to replace adults dying from disease or starvation.
		Feral cats are discarded as kittens largely because cats breed rapidly and have multiple-kit litters.
	www.cats.tiptophot.com /cats/index.php?title=Feral_cat (1470 words)

	Cat Wrangling 101: Caring for Feral Cats ~ Pawprints and Purrs, Inc.
		Cat lover that you are, you've probably felt the urge to rescue one of these feline wraiths from its paw-to-mouth existence.
		Feral cats that do survive kittenhood then spend the rest of their lives struggling to find food and repeatedly breeding - adding more homeless kittens to the population.
		Alley Cat Allies is working to get ear tipping universally recognized in the U.S., as it is in the United Kingdom, so that if animal control gets a cat who has been ear tipped, they will not kill the cat but try to locate the caregiver so the cat can be returned.
	www.sniksnak.com /cathealth/ferals.html (3720 words)

	Neighborhood Cats \| What is a Feral Cat?
		A "feral" cat is one who has reverted in some degree to a wild state.
		In most cases, feral cats are not completely wild because they still depend on people for their food source, whether it's a caretaker who comes by once or twice a day, a dumpster outside a restaurant, garbage cans, or the like.
		Many well-meaning people, convinced they are "saving" a feral cat by bringing him indoors, end up condemning the poor creature to a life of hiding under the bed and being in constant fear.
	www.neighborhoodcats.org /whatisaferalcat.htm (431 words)

	Feral Colony Management and Control
		Feral cats are the offspring of stray or abandoned domestic cats who revert to a wild state.
		Feral cats live in streets, alleys and parks because of human caretakers' neglect of their unsterilized domestic house cats, allowing them to roam and reproduce.
		Feral cats in both urban and island environments often are hungry, which contradicts their image as wanton killers.
	www.feralcat.com /acafcmc.html (3476 words)

	Feral Cat Assistance Program
		By implementing a trap- neuter- return program the feral cats are able to return to their outside homes under the watchful care of compassionate caregivers thereby improving their quality of life and reducing the feral cat population.
		Feral Cat Assistance Program(FCAP) is a nonprofit, all volunteer organization that provides an avenue for the sterilization, adoption and placement of feral cats and kittens, and colony care in this community.
		Cats that cannot be re-socialized remain in the colony with daily care provided by their caregiver.
	www.feralcatadoption.org (342 words)

	Feral Cat Caretakers' Coalition: Mission
		She knew that feral cat caretakers were great in number and were caring for feral cats and kittens under similar or worse circumstances.
		FCCC’s mission, in the interests of feral cats everywhere, is to support feral cat caretakers, gain recognition of the beneficial role that caretakers perform, implement the trap, neuter and return (TNR) method of population control, and promote the adoption of long-term, caretaker-based solutions regarding feral cats.
		Feral cats and kittens have a right to live and to be humanely treated and cared for.
	www.feralcatcaretakers.org /Overview/Mission.html (2066 words)

	The American Cat Project - The Feral Problem
		Feral cats are wild offspring of tame cats, or cats that were abandoned when young and have become too shy to handle.
		A true feral cat is a cat in an island situation or a very isolated mainland colony, that is a number of generations removed from "pethood." In the generations before him, unsuitable outdoor cats died, and suitable outdoor cats lived.
		Both cats are owned by the farmer, if he or she tolerates their presence on the property, and especially if the cats are fed. Cats that are fed at the back door of a restaurant, and have lived for years under the shed are the property of the restaurant.
	www.americancat.net /feralproblem.html (5175 words)

	Feral Cat Project — Frequesntly Asked Questions
		Feral cat is a term that has been used to describe a homeless cat that is undomesticated.
		Cats are humanely trapped, often evaluated to ensure they are healthy enough to live a free-roaming lifestyle, vaccinated, spayed/neutered, ear tipped to identify them as being altered and released back to their familiar environment.
		Many of the cats that are cared for by a caretaker know their feeding schedule and will wait at a designated area for their caretaker to bring them food and water.
	www.feralcatproject.org /faq.aspx (1252 words)

	Feral Cat Friends, Inc. - Index
		Feral Cat Friends supports the nonlethal management of feral cat colonies by using the method of trap, spay/neuter, and return (TNR).
		Since many feral cats are cast off by families or lost, some cats in a feral colony may be tame and friendly.
		Feral Cat Friends volunteers provide foster homes for these cats and kittens until they are ready to be placed in good homes.
	www.feralcatfriends.org (180 words)

	Amby's Feral Cat Information Page
		This article about cat behavior was written by Jack Carter and is based on his years of experience with feral cat colonies as well as research he has conducted.
		Useful guidelines for taming feral kittens and coping with poorly socialised domestic kittens and cats.
		Step-by-step instructions for trapping ferals and transporting them for spay/neuter surgery; suggestions are also included for working with mother cats and their kittens.
	amby.com /cat_site/feral.html (2590 words)

	Feral Cat Friends, Inc. - Adoption Contract
		I hearby release Feral Cat Friends from any and all loss, damage, expense, claim, or cause of action in any way arising out of or relating to this pet or to any of Feral Cat Friends' efforts to facilitate the rescue and adoption of this animal.
		I agree to allow a representative of Feral Cat Friends to visit my residence at a reasonable time to ensure the terms of this contract are being followed.
		The contract and the application I submitted to Feral Cat Friends constitute the entire contract for the adoption of this pet, and no prior representations or agreements are of any force and effect unless incorporated herein.
	www.feralcatfriends.org /adoption/adoption_contract.cfm (534 words)

	Feral Cat Friends Inc News
		Friends of feral cats can rest at ease, now that the Bloomington City Council has decided to encourage the humane control of what was becoming quite a nuisance.
		If you are feeding, watering or sheltering stray cats, call the group, and a team will trap your cats, take them to the shelter to be spayed or neutered and return the cats to you.
		Also, the cats are not taken to the shelter to be fixed, they are vaccinated and sterilized by our veterinarians.
	www.feralcatfriendsinc.org /News.html (402 words)

	wild cat (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The European Wild Cat (''Felis silvestris silvestris'') inhabits forests of Western, Central and Eastern Europe, as well as in Scotland and Turkey; it is not found in Scandinavia, England and Ireland.
		Wild cats were common in the European Pleistocene era; when the ice vanished, they became adapted to a life in dense forests.
		The African Wild Cat is believed to be the ancestor of the domestic cat, since it is tamer than the European Wild Cats and active at night.
	www.mycatcenter.com /wild_cat.htm (497 words)

	Feral Cat Coalition
		Feral cats are the 'wild' offspring of domestic cats and are primarily the result of pet owners' abandonment or failure to spay and neuter their animals, allowing them to breed uncontrolled.
		Feral cat 'colonies' can be found behind shopping areas or businesses, in alleys, parks, abandoned buildings, and rural areas.
		Studies have proven that 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.
	www.feralcat.com (899 words)

	Welcome to Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County - Taming Feral Cats & Kittens
		However, if the cat is older and has been on the street for many years it may be as difficult to socialize as a total feral.
		If the feral cat is not part of a colony, try to feed the cat near where you first see it.
		Cats are amazing time keepers, and once a routine is set, the feral cat will be waiting for you every day.
	www.forgottenfelines.com /new/pages/info/tame.html (1711 words)

	Feral Cat Quiz - CatChannel.com
		Having a feral cat as a pet is not possible, since feral cats are not socialized to humans.
		D. All feral cats that are brought to a clinic for spay/neuter surgery should also be vaccinated against rabies and ear-tipped for identification.
		Feral cats are lucky to have someone like you in their neighborhood.
	www.catchannel.com /Magazines/CatFancy/june-2008/feral-cat-quiz.aspx (1427 words)

	The SF/SPCA Feral Cat Assistance Program
		Prior to that, his left ear was surgically "tipped" so that his feral colony's caretakers would know he had already been neutered.
		CAT members work together to humanely trap feral cats, transport them to Feral Fix, provide post-surgery recovery care, and socialize feral kittens before placing them in homes.
		CAT members also provide expert advice and assistance to novice caregivers in their neighborhoods.
	www.sfspca.org /feral/index.shtml (188 words)

	Campus Feral Cat Program
		The Feral Cat Program consists of faculty and staff volunteers who monitor, evaluate, and provide humane care for the campus feral cats.
		About 60 feral cats populate 12 established colonies on the SMU campus and university property.
		Feral cats, generation after generation, are the offspring of these orphaned pets.
	www.smu.edu /cats (275 words)

	New York City Feral Cat Council \| NYCFCC
		They originate from cats who were lost or abandoned and have learned to fend for themselves as best they can, usually with some help from a compassionate soul who provides them food.
		The problem is, when left unmanaged, stray cat colonies reproduce prolifically, cause a noxious odor by the spraying of unneutered male cats, can be loud if fighting or mating is happening, dig up gardens, and generally can be a nuisance.
		Using this method, the cats in a colony are trapped, neutered, marked for identification, vaccinated for rabies and then returned to their territory where they are provided food and shelter.
	www.nycferalcat.org (485 words)

	Alley Cat Allies
		With your help, Alley Cat Allies is working to open the lines of communication with the Chinese government to stop the spreading of false information and the killing of Beijing’s cats.
		Alley Cat Allies is proud to announce that Charity Navigator has given us their 4-star rating for our ability to efficiently manage and grow our finances.
		Healthy adult cats unsocialized to humans are returned to their familiar habitat under the lifelong care of volunteers.
	www.alleycat.org (759 words)

	Feral Cat Assistance Program - Greensboro, NC
		FCAP is a volunteer non-profit feral cat advocacy organization that supports non-lethal population of feral and stray cats through a well managed trap-neuter-return program.
		By implementing a trap-neuter-return program the feral cats are able to return to their outside homes under the watchful care of compassionate caregivers, thereby improving their quality of life and reducing the feral cat population.
		Tension is growing between the Ferals and Indoors, and the old Cat Master, spiritual leader of all felines, is dying.
	www.feralcatassistance.org (343 words)

	PIF Tails Feral or Stray Cat
		Simple guide to identifying a feral cat from a domestic stray cat, based on my own experiences and observations in trapping, fostering and owning cats and will not accurately apply to every cat found.
		A true feral is a cat which has had no contact with humans it's entire life, feral kittens can be successfully tamed if trapped up to 12 weeks old.
		A stray cat has had previous human contact and has either been abandoned by previous owners or is lost.
	www.lostmycat.com /feralorstray.html (207 words)

	The Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon
		The Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon is a nonprofit, mobile spay/neuter program for feral, stray, and barn cats who have a caregiver feeding them.
		The Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon and the Audubon Society of Portland have teamed up on a new Public Service Announcement to encourage Oregonians not to allow their cats to roam free in the environment.
		Free-roaming cats kill tens of thousands of birds each year in the Portland Metro Area and are one of the primary causes of cat overpopulation.
	www.feralcats.com (1257 words)

	Feral Cat Foundation - Alameda & Contra Costa Counties, CA
		The Feral Cat Foundation (FCF) is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization whose primary mission is to help people live with the feral and forgotten cats and kittens in the communities of Alameda and Contra Costa counties of northern California.
		Cats that cannot be socialized are returned to the location where they were trapped and fed daily by caring volunteers.
		Please note that fl, white, and orange cats and kittens, while still adoptable, will not be sent to new homes for the entire month of October.
	www.feralcatfoundation.org (826 words)

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