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Managing a Feral Colony: Step 6) Decide what to do with kittens and friendly adults
June 4, 2010 – 12:04 am | No Comment
Managing a Feral Colony: Step 6) Decide what to do with kittens and friendly adults
This entry is part 7 of 9 in the series managing your colony

It is important to decide what to do with kittens and friendly adults before you start trapping when you still have time to prepare. Ideally, adoptable cats and kittens will be removed from …

Managing a Feral Colony: Step 4) Set Up Feeding Stations and Shelters
June 3, 2010 – 11:29 pm | No Comment
Managing a Feral Colony: Step 4) Set Up Feeding Stations and Shelters
This entry is part 5 of 9 in the series managing your colony

There are many benefits to beginning to manage the colony as soon as possible. Start by setting up a feeding station. By arranging a regular feeding schedule, you will train the cats to …

Pet Limit Laws
May 15, 2010 – 12:59 am | No Comment

On the surface, limiting the number of animals that any one household may keep seems like an easy way to minimize the threat of animal nuisance behaviors, and to prevent …

Winter Care for Ferals
May 14, 2010 – 5:09 pm | Comments Off
Winter Care for Ferals

The most important basic need a stray or feral cats needs in the winter is a warm, dry shelter. A stray or feral cat can survice several days without food if need be, but …

Killing is no joke for shelter cats
March 18, 2010 – 9:36 pm | No Comment
Killing is no joke for shelter cats

I’m not pranking you when I say that April 1 marks the anniversary of the deadliest month for cats last year at the Shelbyville/Shelby County Animal Shelter.
The administrators killed 96.1% of the cats that were …