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Appendix BHOW TO BUILDTHE NEIGHBORHOOD CATSWINTER SHELTERMaterialsToolshard Styrofoam sheet, 2 ft. wide, 8 ft. long, 2 in. thickone tube that fits a caulk gun of paintable or clear silicone sealant (such as GEWindow & Door Sealant) or two smaller hand-squeezable tubes of paintable orclear silicone sealant. Paintable sealant is preferred.vinyl remnant (18" x 20") or three 1 ft. square pieces of thin linoleum tile withadhesive backingLatex deck paint (approx. 1 quart)table sawutility knife (with extendable blade) or jigsawcaulk gunpainting equipment: brush/roller, paint tray, ground clothfelt tip markeryardstickscissors (if you’re using the thin linoleum tiles)Instructions1. Using a table saw, cut the Styrofoam sheet into the following pieces:-two of 24" x 24" (pieces A & B)-two of 12" x 24" (pieces C & D)-two of 12" x 20" (pieces E & F)-four of 4" x 6" (pieces G1, G2, G3 & G4)156
2. Cut out the front door of the shelter from piece E (12" x 20"). Using the yardstickand felt pen, draw a rectangle measuring 5 1/2” high and 6" wide, located 2" from theleft vertical edge of piece E and 2" from the horizontal bottom edge. Use the utilityknife (or preferably a jig saw) to cut out the rectangle.3. Line up the long sides of the shelter on the shelter floor by placing pieces C & D(the two 12" x 24" pieces) on the right and left outer edges of piece A (24" x 24").4. Place piece F (12" x 20") onto the back edge of piece A.157
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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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transfer cage, so the far end needs
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11. Caring for Cats in TrapsWhile t
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Page 134 and 135: has been created and one set of cat
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Page 156 and 157: 18. Feral Cat ResourcesBooks Implem
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Page 160 and 161: ToolkitsAction Kit: Advocating for
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Page 168: In memory ofBobby Kergis1952 - 2011
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