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18. Feral Cat ResourcesBooks Implementing a Community Trap-Neuter-Return Program by Bryan Kortis (TheHumane Society of the United States, 2007).Part 1: www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/pets/implementing_community_tnr_pt1.pdfPart 2: www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/pets/implementing_community_tnr_pt2.pdf(Note: Available for free download. 2nd edition due out by end of 2013) Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians & Staff, 2nd edition; Chapter 41:“Management of Stray and Feral Community Cats” by Julie K. Levy & Christine L.Wilford (Wiley-Blackwell Publishers, 2013).www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP002626.html Community Approaches to Feral Cats: Problems, Alternatives andRecommendations by Margaret R. Slater (Humane Society Press, 2002).http://marketplace.animalsheltering.org/product/community_approached_to_feral_cats/for_the_animal_care_community Maverick Cats: Encounters with Feral Cats by Ellen Perry Berkeley (The NewEngland Press, 2001).www.amazon.com (search for title) The Wild Life of the Domestic Cat by Roger Tabor (Arrow Books, 1987) /www.amazon.com (search for title) Shadow Cats: Tales from New York City’s Animal Underground by JanetJensen (Adams Media Corp., 2002) / www.amazon.com (search for title)Children’s books Fairminded Fran and the Three Small Black Community Cats by Linda Elder(Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2012).www.criticalthinking.org/store/products/fairminded-fran-and-the-three-small-blackcommunity-cats/454 Cat, Cat, Feral Cat by Clarissa Wolf (Avid Readers Publishing Group, 2009)www.amazon.com (search for title)150
Equipment & supplies- Arbico Organics (www.arbico-organics.com) Beneficial nematodes for organic fleacontrol- Cats-On-Line.com (www.cats-on-line.com) / Modular cat cages and containmentsystems- Contech (www.contech-inc.com) / “Scarecrow” motion-activated sprinklers &“CatStop” ultrasonic devices- Doctors Foster and Smith (www.drsfostersmith.com) / Pet supplies- Entirely Pets (www.entirelypets.com) / Pet supplies- Feralvilla (www.feralvilla.com) / Outdoor shelters and feeders- Gamma2 (www.gamma2.net) / Vittles Vault food storage units- Happy Bird Corporation (www.solarsippers.com) / Solar-powered, freeze-resistantwater bowls- Jeffers (www.jefferspet.com) / Pet supplies- KV Supply (www.kvsupply.com) / Pet supplies- PurrFect Fence (www.PurrfectFence.com) / Free-standing cat containment system- Tomahawk Live Trap (www.livetrap.com) / Feral cat traps and accessories- Tru-Catch (www.trucatchtraps.com) / Feral cat traps and accessoriesFeral cat organizations – listsThe Humane Society of the United Stateswww.humanesociety.org/assets/maps/feral-cats.htmlCastaway Critterswww.castawaycritters.org/info/display?PageID=158Funding for TNRASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)www.aspcapro.org/grants-for-animal-shelter-animal-control.phpBest Friends Animal Society (Life Saving Grants)http://nmhpnetwork.bestfriends.org/apply/LifesavingGrants.aspxLocal Independent Charities of America (LIC) represents non-profits incommunities across the country. Visit their site to see if your organization iseligible to receive donations through LIC’s extensive giving network.www.lic.org/151
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TNR HandbookThe Guide to Trap-Neute
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Table of ContentsForeword by Susan
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Chapter Ten: The Neighborhood Cats
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ForewordOne of the first ferals I e
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Introduction“If we keep ‘em in
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2. What is Trap-Neuter-Return?Trap-
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c) Fewer nuisance complaints. As me
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and as their hunger grows, they wil
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3. The TNR Process - An OverviewEve
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After you’ve determined how many
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for this purpose. Once you can talk
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like the board of a homeowners asso
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information provided because of the
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act to discourage cats from enterin
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epel. It operates on four “C” b
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• Free-standing fencesPurrfect Fe
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• Type of feeding stationThe perf
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Amazon (www.amazon.com) for “Le B
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will be drawn to this easily reache
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a search for “heated water bowl
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interior warm enough to prevent or
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food works best for your budget, th
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steroids, tranquilizers, anesthetic
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weather, loud construction work nea
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• Feralvilla Outdoor Cat ShelterD
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• Styrofoam boxesRestaurants and
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Another option is the Snuggle Safe
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apart. Knowing the correct number,
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4. Schedule the spay/neuterAfter yo
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three more traps than the number of
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Tomahawk Live Trap- Neighborhood Ca
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11 inches in height. In our opinion
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trap are attached. The transfer doo
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Feral cat densNeighborhood Cats Fer
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drop trap (code: KITDT) - see Figur
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That said, not every community offe
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practice. In our experience, there
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saving one day. Also remember, you
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intrusions you and others make into
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doing so. Don’t check too frequen
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Winter trappingSome trappers in nor
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around and inflict a severe bite or
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The bottle-and-string method is use
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you let her go right away, there is
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If you might have to care for unwea
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Unless a caretaker objects on relig
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Caddie” by Tomahawk (see Figure 9
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effective, some experienced trapper
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feet long, and lean it up against a
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sodium hypochlorite on the label of
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PreparationsAs with any trapping, i
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Page 168: In memory ofBobby Kergis1952 - 2011
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