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	Responsible Feral Cat Colony Maintenance
		Should the colony have existed for some years in one territory and an attempt is made to trap and remove, research has shown that the cats repopulating the territory will be predominantly male.
		Yet, for feral cat colony control methods to be successful- and beneficial- caregivers are encouraged to establish and monitor compliance with guidelines that govern all elements of the program from training to colony care.
		Feral cats (inoculated against rabies) serve as a buffer (safety barrier) between wildlife (who may carry rabies) and the neighborhood domestic cat who has the most contact with humans.
	www.feralcatalliance.org /resp.htm (1376 words)

	Feral cat colony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Feral cat colony is a population (or "clowder") of feral domestic cats (not to be confused with wild cats).
		Those who consider these cat colonies to be a nuisance traditionally have attempted to eliminate them by requesting that municipal or private pest control services trap the cats and remove them (typically to be euthanised).
		A colony in which the TNR method is being used to sterilize the cats and that is under the regular care and observation of a caretaker should be referred to as being managed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Feral_cat_colony (668 words)

	Glossary of Feral Cat Terms
		Literally “gone wild,” a domestic cat that was lost or abandoned and has reverted to a wild state, or a cat that was born to a stray or feral mother and had little or no human contact.
		Feral cat caregivers, both individuals and groups, are advocating for non-lethal feral cat reduction in communities throughout the nation.
		Proposals to confine feral cats in sanctuaries are not plausible.
	www.wildaboutcats.com /terms.htm (2350 words)

	Feral Cat Information
		A feral cat is one which is free-roaming, unowned, and is often referred to as an alley cat or a stray.
		These cats are victims of unfortunate circumstances brought on by people who do not understand the problems they have created by refusing to spay/ neuter their pets and abandoning them when ownership becomes either impossible or no longer desireable.
		Feral colonies are the result of individuals who allow their unaltered cats to roam and mate with other unaltered outdoor cats.
	www.homeatlastrescue.org /html/aboutcats/feral.html (3421 words)

	Austin Feral Cats--Questions and Answers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A feral cat is one that has "gone wild" at some point in her life, or was born in the wild.
		Feral kittens, under the age of eight weeks, on the other hand, stand a good chance of being tamed but must be trapped with a box trap and never caught by hand.
		Feral cats are essentially wild animals who have adapted to their outdoor environments and who, like other wild animals, would not live a satisfying indoor life.
	www.austinferalcats.org /faqs.htm (6344 words)

	ADOPT A PET ASAP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Feral cats are "wild" or untamed, either due to birth or reversion from domestication to a wild state.
		Feral cats are not interactive with humans (such as a stray would be), have no known owner, and should always be handled with caution.
		Feral cat colonies are primarily the result of uncontrolled breeding that occurs when pet owners abandon or fail to spay or neuter their animals.
	groups.msn.com /adoptapetasap/feralcatinfo.msnw (495 words)

	Managing a Feral Cat Colony
		Whereas the females in a colony seldom leave their territory, the males roam over large regions and these neutral territories are their pathways through the other colonies.
		Arguments against vaccinating feral cats are that the duration of the vaccine's effectiveness is unknown -- and it's unlikely you'll be bringing the cats back in for booster shots.
		Arguments against the procedure for ferals are that, while the parasites are bothersome to the cats, they are a serious threat primarily to very young cats -- and that the cats are likely to quickly reacquire those same parasites when returned to their colony (i.e., put back in the wild).
	tlconline.org /art/0008.html (3607 words)

	RMACA : Trap, Neuter and Return (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		If you are currently feeding a feral cat colony, and are interested in receiving this packet, please call 303-623-0765 x 2 and leave a complete name and mailing address (spelling anything if necessary) or e-mail your name and address to our rescue coordinator at rescue@rmaca.com.
		In order for our volunteers to TNR a feral colony, the cats should already be on a daily feeding schedule, have some sort of reasonable shelter, and we must speak to the owner of the premises to obtain permission to trap on their property and to schedule an access time.
		Cats that are spayed and neutered enjoy a safer and more comfortable existence, free of the mating behaviors that annoy neighbors and threaten their lives (roaming, fighting, spraying, yowling, and giving birth over and over again.) By sterilizing and managing feral cats, you also prevent countless unwanted kittens from being born on the streets.
	www.rmaca.com /trapandreturn.html (1576 words)

	Alley Cat Allies
		Alley Cat Allies is in New Orleans assisting local groups with their recovery efforts and working with groups and individuals to Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) feral cats.
		Sterilizing and vaccinating feral cats improves their health and they live longer and happier lives.
		Healthy adult cats too wild to be adopted are returned to their familiar habitat under the lifelong care of volunteers.
	www.alleycat.org (762 words)

	Feral Cat Focus cat colony management (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Tending to feral cat colonies can be difficult when temperatures drop and the weather becomes harsh, but this is when they need you the most.
		Feral cats soon learn when the food arrives and will be waiting for a fresh supply of rations, even if they are hiding in nearby bushes.
		First and foremost, the female cat must be spayed, and then there are two options for the kittens depending on age: return them to their original environment after spaying them OR socialize them to the point where they are friendly enough to be adopted into good homes.
	www.tenlivesclub.com /feral2.htm (1715 words)

	Colony Mngmn't
		Keep in mind that feral cats that compete for food at other times of the year may find they are willing to overlook their differences when temperatures drop.
		Feral cats soon learn when the food arrives and will be waiting for a fresh supply of rations, even if they are hiding in nearby bushes.
		First and foremost, the female cat must be spayed and then there are two options for the kittens depending on their age: return them to their original environment after sterilizing them OR socialize them to the point where they are friendly enough to be adopted into good homes.
	www.feralcatfocus.com /Colony_Mngmn_t/colony_mngmn_t.html (1864 words)

	PETroglyphs THE WILD SIDE -- TVI FERAL CATS
		Feral cats are the same species as domesticated companion cats, but ferals have never lived closely with humans.
		The research on feral cat relocation indicates that rural areas, like farms or ranches that have barns or stables, are the best places for relocation.
		Since the TVI cats are under observation by the volunteers, the alliances and friendships among the cats are known.
	www.petroglyphsnm.org /wildsides/ferals.html (1326 words)

	SADSAC--Feral Cat Project, FAQs
		A feral cat is considered to be wild as it once was in its natural state.
		An unmanaged feral cat colony can be viewed as a problem by humans due to their sheer numbers and the possiblity of spreading disease.
		Feral cats generally live very short lives, often the victims of disease, nutritional deficiency, or they may be killed by vehicles or become prey for other animals.
	www.sadsac.org /feralfaq.htm (1376 words)

	21cats.org Feral Cat Co-op
		Many of these cats are feral or wild cats; cats who want nothing to do with humans and are not able to be socialized.
		Cats will curl up with each other in the winter months to use their own body heat to stay warm so you don't want the shelter to be too tall such that the body heat easily escapes.
		Cats have a great internal timeclock and if you go to the shelter each day around the same time to refill the food and water, you will find that cats will start to "wait for you".
	www.21cats.org /feral.html (1098 words)

	Feral Cat Policy
		Feral cats placed permanently or any animals placed permanently at the Wild Cat Ranch Pet Retirement Center BY LIVING OWNERS, rescue groups or shelters become non-returnable property of this corporation.
		Feral cats placed permanently in the new feral cat colony cannot be reclaimed by the placer.
		Because feral cats generally carry many diseases, the attrition rate of feral cats is high.
	www.wildcatranch.net /feralcatpol.htm (236 words)

	The Animal Spirit: Feral Cat Network
		Feral cats exist due to the public's failure to adopt, spay/neuter, and its reluctance to make a lifetime commitment to cats in their care.
		Feral cat caregivers have been directly responsible for the prevention of hundreds of thousands of cats.
		Feral Cat Network is not responsible or liable for any injury to you and to third parties resulting from the use of this information.
	www.theanimalspirit.com /feralcatnetwork.html (484 words)

	Space Coast Feline Network
		To the extent that County funding is available, it will be used to offset costs of trapping, neutering and vaccinating captured feral cats that will be returned to a registered feral cat colony.
		The life span of an indoor cat is 17 years and up compared to 2-5 years for a free- roaming pet, and 6 months-2 years for a non-monitored feral.
		The Space Coast Feline Network is a nonprofit organization dedicated to humanely caring for and controlling the feral cat population in Brevard County.
	www.spacecoastfelinenetwork.com /AboutFerals.html (536 words)

	FCF Home
		Elsewhere, feral cats are considered pests on grounds preying upon wildlife or simply because their presence is inconvenient.
		If the cats are feral (wild), animal control or a municipal shelter is the only agency that may come and get them, and the cats will most likely be euthanized.
		First and foremost, the female cat must be spayed and then there are two options for the kittens depending on their age...
	www.feralcatfocus.com (851 words)

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		I recently purchased a cat tree from you at the Charlotte NC cat show.
		The cats are loving them and so are Leo and I, for they are so beautifully solid and attractive...a real addition to the rooms they are in.
		Cat tree [Aristocat] is all assembled and being guarded and used by "topcat".
	www.bjmarketers.com /testimonials.htm (3011 words)

	Amby's Cat Site: Feral Cat Cat Over-Population
		I'll speak of non-supported colonies, as the introduction of human care takers places its own variability upon the colony population, raising it many times higher than when a human care-taker is not present.
		From my work, a feral population generally stabilizes at about 20 to 30 cats per colony, with a colony roughly every 1 to 5 acres of workable colony space.
		As I have stated, on or two survivors is typically about all that you see without a care taker, but when a "house" cat has a litter, its general overall good health, lack of predators, and vet care goes into seeing that the whole litter generally makes it.
	amby.com /cat_site/carter_5.html (533 words)

	New York City Feral Cat Council \| NYCFCC
		All steps in setting up a managed colony will be covered, including establishing good community relations, feeding, building and placing shelters, arranging vet care, finding recovery space, safely handling feral cats, and trapping (with an emphasis on conducting a mass trapping of an entire feral colony at once).
		If you care for a colony of 10 or more cats and have attended the Neighborhood Cats workshop on "Trap-Neuter-Return: How To Manage A Feral Cat Colony," you may reserve the mobile clinic for your colony.
		Guidance provided to feral cat caretakers in the Woodside, Queens area and throughout the five boroughs.
	www.nycferalcat.org /services.htm (1241 words)

	Home
		dedicated to the health and well being of feral cat colonies.
		and re-releasing to colony caregivers with feeding stations.
		Feral cats are the offspring of stray or abandoned household pets.
	www.thesterileferal.org (393 words)

	Amby's Feral Cat Information Page
		This group is dedicated to humanely reducing Oregon's Feral Cat Population through spaying and neutering and educating the public about the plight of Feral Cats.
		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.
		Info about HCF's multi-faceted feral cat program in which the cat is spayed/neutered/microchipped, and returned to its environment, where volunteers then provide food and care on a daily basis, including necessary veterinary treatment.
	amby.com /cat_site/feral.html (2590 words)

	RMACA : Maintaining a Feral Cat Colony (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		If you have already made sure the feral cats in your area have been neutered or spayed, you are ready to help maintain a colony.
		Remember, the notion that cats can "survive on their own" is a tragic myth that results in millions of unsocialized cats breeding, suffering and dying in perpetuity.
		An estimated 125,000 feral cats reside in the Denver metro area.
	www.rmaca.com /maintaining.html (371 words)

	HSTGC: Feral Cat Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Entire feral colonies are humanely trapped, then evaluated, vaccinated, and neutered by veterinarians.
		In the city they are attracted to dumpsters, in suburban areas to wildlife and food from homeowners, and in the country to the rodents attracted by feed for farm animals.
		The size of a colony generally remains stable when all of its members are trapped, neutered and returned.
	www.humanesocietytgc.com /Feralcatprog/fcprog.htm (311 words)

	Operation Catnip - Info
		Feral cats are the offspring of stray or abandoned household pets.
		The plight of stray and feral cats has captured the hearts of animal lovers for many years, but only within the last two decades has a non-lethal option for their control become available.
		All cats have the tip of their left ear cropped which identifies the cat as sterilized.
	www.operationcatnip.org /about.html (255 words)

	TLC Feral Cat Colony (cont'd) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Note the four cat doors to the left of the two windows.
		The corral is planted with sweet alyssum which grows low enough to provide the cats some cover yet allows them to be seen -- and grows dense enough to (hopefully) crowd out most of the weeds.
		With the soft marsh grass on the platform and the warmth of the morning sun, the cats' "comfort" often outweighs their natural fear of human viewers.
	tlconline.org /facility/fac6.html (237 words)

	Catnipetc - Feral Cat Colony by Mary Anne Miller
		There were over twenty-two cats in this colony that I maintained, and I watched, fascinated as always, for when the tortoiseshells, the calicos, the tuxedos and the rest of the barn cats, all came together for their food call, their colors weaved in and out like an intricate kaleidoscope of colors.
		Lee also warned me against using this method with domesticated cats, because the only thing that did was create finicky eaters; cats who wouldn’t eat unless catnip was in their food.
		She is the editor and marketing director for www.thecatsite.com and www.meowhoo.com She specializes in socializing older ferals no one else has time for.
	www.catnipetc.com /feralcats.html (1045 words)

	The former cat colony
		These are pictures from a former feral cat colony in our neighborhood.
		Moma cat is in the background to the upper left of the hosta.
		Panda, who lives with us She was feral, and was enticed inside when she was 5 months old.
	netrd.com /manycats.htm (365 words)

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