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Alley Cat Allies - Organization advocating trap/neuter/return as a method of reducing feral cat populations. Action alerts donation information FAQ newsletters press releases and merchandise.
Amby's Feral Cat Information - Contains links to resources giving information on appropriate care medical treatment trap-sterilize-release programs statistics and socialization of feral cats.
Animal Angels - Trap alter and release program and how these cats control rats and snakes plus animals to adopt.
Animals Australia: Cats Bibliography - Notes on papers and studies on the subject of wild cats.
Animals Australia: Introduced Wild Animals - Observations on control methods for feral cats and other introduced wild animals in Australia.
Animals Australia: Natives Newcomers and Learning to Trust Nature - Paper by researcher Frankie Seymour on the demonisation of cats.
Australia a Wonderland for Cats? - Article about the Australian Government's treatment of feral cats. Includes links to related material.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Wamsley's War - Overview of a documentary about John Wamsley's mission to rid Australia of feral cats to save endangered wildlife.
Castaway Critters - Focuses on trap-neuter-return as the humane alternative to control the feral and stray cat population. Press releases membership details and information about the TNR program.
Cat Fanciers: Report on Trap/Alter/Release Programs - Compares the costs and impact of trap alter and release programs with more traditional options for control of stray cats.
Cat World: Do Feral Kittens Make Good Pets? - The results of a UK study of 70 adopted feral kittens.
Cat Wrangling 101: Caring for Feral Cats - Information about maintaining feral colonies.
Community Animal Welfare Society: Feral Cats Acting Locally - How to care for wild cats. Includes related links.
Directory of Stray and Feral Cat Resources - A list of resources for the trap/neuter/release scheme for the control of feral cats.
Ear Tipping Feral Cats - Article about clipping the ears of sterilized feral cats by Julie Levy DVM.
Feral Cat Behavior - Stalking a Mouse - Describes how free-range cats control mice.
Feral Cat Behavior: The Day in a Feral Cat's Life - Describes what a wild cat does over the course of a normal day.
Feral Cat Caretakers' Coalition - Supports feral or stray cat caretakers that implement the trap neuter and return (TNR) method of population control. Includes information about the organization events membership details and donations. Located in Los Angeles California United States.
Feral Cat Coalition - Information from this San Diego area organization about the impact of its trap-neuter-release method of stabilizing and maintaining healthy feral cat colonies. Includes links to related articles.
Feral Cat Foundation: About Feral Cats - Information about trapping and care of feral cats and kitten taming plus stories about pet cats that were formerly feral.
Feral Cats - A study of feral cats at the Portsmouth Naval Dockyard. Photographs and publications [PDF].
Feral Cats - Links and information regarding feral cats taming of feral cats trap neuter release (TNR) and pictures of feral cats.
Feral Cats - Music video that encourages and explains the importance of spaying/neutering of feral cats. 3m37s.
Feral Cats Corner - An online community for people who have feral and domestic cats.
Feral Cats Mailing List - Discussion of anything related to feral cats including health care and behavior.
Feral Cats New Environmental Witch-Hunt - Alley Cat Allies concern about efforts to vilify cats.
Feral Cats to Lap Cats - Opinions about methods used to reduce feral cat numbers and description of how wild cats are trapped and tamed.
Feral Cats: “Weeds” or Victims? - Examines the debate on feral cats between wildlife experts and TNR proponents.
From Feral to Family Pet - About transforming wild cats into good pets.
Gutter Cats - Information about feral cats and what one person is doing to help them.
How Cats are Treated in Australia - Opinions on the campaign against Australian cats.
Jan's Feral Colony - Photos and stories about feral cats in the Silicon Valley area.
Last Forests: Managing Domestic Cats in the Wildlands - Suggestions to reduce the effects feral cats have in wilderness areas.
Meower Power Feral Cat Coaltion - Organization dedicated to the care and management of feral cats in Virginia. Articles about colony management notes for veterinarians taming feral kittens and predation on wildlife.
Metro Animal: Feral/Stray Cat Resources - Defines what feral cats are explains TNR and myths and facts. Includes related links.
My Cat Gallery - Photographs of nine rescued feral cats that have turned into loving house cats.
Neighborhood Cats - Promotes trap-neuter-return as the most humane and effective means of solving New York City's feral cat population situation. Includes resources and related links.
PetPlanet.co.uk: Out of Work Mousers Looking for Jobs - Cats Protection is offering adult feral cats to rural businesses and individuals to act as vermin controllers. Includes contact details and requirements.
Pets911: Community Benefits of Feral Cats - Discusses how to deal with a colony of feral cats in your neighborhood. Includes talking to your neighbors and how to prevent problems.
Pittsburgh Live: Program Wants to Reduce Number of Feral Cats - Pennsylvania legislators now can bask in triumph. Today is officially National Feral Cat Day in the commonwealth because of them.
Predation by Ferals - Information from Alley Cat Allies about wildlife predation by cats. Topics include island cats cats as rodent specialists double standards and why songbirds have vanished.
Relocating Feral Cats - Information on the successful moving of feral cat colonies.
San Francisco SPCA: Feral Cat Assistance Program - Outline of the program to assist feral cats in San Francisco.
San Francisco SPCA: Feral Cat “How-To” Fact Sheets - Fact sheets for those interested in assisting with feral cats [PDF].
Suite University: Trap-Neuter-Return - Managing Feral Cat Colonies - Learn how to work with feral cats using “trap-neuter-return” an innovative approach to population control that involves trapping and neutering all the cats in a colony then returning them to their territory.
Taming Feral Kittens - Opinions about turning homeless cats into pets with a description of the taming process.
the Animal Spirit: Feral Cat Network - Information and support for feral cat caregivers and advocates. Includes related links.
The Bush Cat - Animal Liberation discounts some of the myths about Australian feral cats.
The Cat Fanciers' Association: Guidance Statement on Feral Cats - Establishes CFA's position regarding the care and treatment of unowned/feral cats.
The Cat Welfare Society of Israel: Feral and Stray Cats in Israel - Outlines the treatment of feral cats in Israel.
The Cats of Cephalonia - The story of the feral cats of Cephalonia Greece.
The Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon - Organization of veterinarians and others dedicated to humanely reducing feral cat colonies. Includes clinic schedule FAQs newsletter educational program and volunteer opportunities.
Town Cats of Morgan Hill - A No-Kill Feline Adoption Center and Feral Cat Advocacy Organization serving Santa Clara County California.
University of North Texas: Feral Cat Rescue Group - A “trap-treat-release” program with the ultimate goal of reducing the cat population on campus. Information about the cats meetings and progress report.
VetCentric: To Test or Not to Test? - An article by Tracy Vogel about why some organizations advocate against testing feral cats for deadly infectious diseases like FIV and the feline leukemia virus.
VetCentric: Wounded Prides - An article by Wes Alwan about the disagreements over how to solve the growing feral cat problem.
Washington Post: The Navy's Cat Problem - Letter to the Washington Post about the Navy's plans to suspend its “trap neuter and return” program.