Instead, they are spayed or neutered, rabies vaccinated, and left eartipped by trained caretakers before being returned to
their managed outdoor colonies.
This program places community cats (or outdoor cats) in
a managed outdoor colony where they have a caretaker who provides the cats with shelter, food, and veterinary care.
Not exact matches
The cat is then released back to its original
outdoor location and
managed by a caregiver who will
manage the
colony and maintain a clean environment through controlled feeding.
Managed cat
colonies are becoming common in most major U.S. cities and are usually operated by volunteers who like to feed cats, rely on a scheme called Trap, Neuter, Release (TNR), whereby cats are trapped, neutered, and then returned to the
outdoors.
No matter what type of feeding station you choose, it can be an extremely valuable tool in
managing a
colony of
outdoor cats.
It refers to the practice of trapping stray and
outdoor cats, including feral cats, so they can be spayed / neutered, given vaccinations (rabies and distemper, usually), and returning them either to where they were trapped or to a
colony where they can be
managed and monitored.
Although our
outdoor cat shelters have been sold for years, as people recognize the need for cats to have good shelter in cold weather, the issue of
managing food and water in cat
colonies is often overlooked.
The New York City Feral Cat Initiative is a coalition of more than 150 animal rescue groups and shelters whose joint mission is «to raise awareness about the thousands of... community cats living
outdoors throughout NYC's five boroughs, to offer solutions to prevent the number of homeless cats from increasing, and to successfully
manage existing
colonies.»
It refers to the practice of trapping stray and
outdoor cats, including feral cats, for the purpose of spaying or neutering them, giving them vaccinations (rabies and distemper, usually), and returning them either to where they were trapped, or to a
colony where they can be
managed and monitored.