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Petco Foundation (4Rs Project Support Grant Program)www.petco.com/petco_Page_PC_petcofoundationhome.aspxPetSmart Charities (Free-Roaming Cat Spay/Neuter Grants)www.petsmartcharities.org(Note: before applying, view the webinar PetSmart Charities’ High ImpactSpay/Neuter Grants: What are We Looking For? Link to webinar available at:www.petsmartcharities.org/grants/types/free-roaming-cat-neuter-program.htmlThe Foundation Center is the leading source of information about U.S. andglobal philanthropy. Access their vast grantmaker database online or through theirnetwork of regional library/learning centers and funding information centers.http://foundationcenter.orgFor a list of the top 50 animal-grantmaking foundations compiled by TheFoundation Center (the list does not include 501c3 organizations, such asPetSmart Charities or ASPCA):www.animalsheltering.org/resources/sample/the-foundation-center-top-50-usfoundations-awarding-grants.htmlHandouts & flyersNeighborhood CatsBasic Flyer - English (doc)Basic Flyer - Spanish (doc)Or go to: www.neighborhoodcats.org/RESOURCES_ADVOCACY_MATERIALS(scroll down to “Flyers”)Koret Shelter Health PortalThis resource from the Koret Shelter Medicine Program at UC Davis School ofVeterinary Medicine provides information sheets on a variety of animal-related topics.For feral cat info enter keywords “feral” or “TNR” in the search field.www.sheltermedicine.com/shelter-health-portal/information-sheetsPetSmart CharitiesTNR Infograph – English (pdf)TNR Infograph - Spanish (pdf)Or go to: www.neighborhoodcats.org/RESOURCES_ADVOCACY_MATERIALS(scroll down to “Flyers”)152
Kitten careBehavior Department: Kitty in Their Hands by Nancy Peterson, AnimalSheltering Magazine (The Humane Society of the United States)http://www.animalsheltering.org/resources/magazine/jul_aug_2011/kitty_in_their_hands.htmlGuide for Determining Kitten Age by Petfinderhttp://members.petfinder.org/~PA16/kittenage.htmlKitten Care Handbook by Kitten Rescuewww.kittenrescue.org/pages.php?pageid=15Taming Feral Kittens by Feral Cat Coalitionwww.feralcat.com/taming.htmlSpay/neuter resourcesMap of Feral Cat Groups in the U.S. and Canada from The Humane Society of theUnited Stateswww.humanesociety.org/assets/maps/feral-cats.htmlNeuter/Spay Nationwide - spay/neuter assistance and information.http://neuterspaynationwide.blogspot.com/Spay/Neuter Program Locator from PetSmart Charities and ASPCAwww.aspca.org/spaywww.petsmartcharities.org/spay-neuter/locator/Spay/Neuter Program Locator from North Shore Animal League America’s Spay USAwww.spayusa.org/search.phpTNR ordinancesNeighborhood Cats (list of ordinances in U.S. by state &municipality, articles on TNRordinances and model TNR ordinances)www.neighborhoodcats.org/resources_ordinances153
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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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4. Anchor the trap. Place a heavy o
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Page 168: In memory ofBobby Kergis1952 - 2011
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