The best thing you can do to help feral cats is Trap, Neuter, and Return.ĬAP will only accept feral cats through the Trap, Neuter, and Return program. As a result, we do not recommend attempting to socialize feral cats older than 10 weeks - it is dangerous and stressful for both you and the cat. The ideal window for socializing feral kittens is between 6 and 10 weeks of age - beyond 10 weeks, feral cats may never socialize completely or at all. In the case of kittens, oftentimes feral kittens can be socialized if worked with at a very early age. Because of our belief, CAP developed and has operated FCAP for the last ten years, a program designed to help deal with the feral cat problem in Houston. In fact, TNR is an approved method of feral cat population control within the City of Houston. TNR has been used successfully all over the world and is considerably more effective than the wholesale euthanasia of all feral or “wild” cats heretofore attempted by animal control agencies and shelters. CAP supports this solution with our Feral Cat Assistance Program (FCAP). Trap, Spay/Neuter & Return (TNR) is the humane solution to cat colony population expansion. Yet their suffering can be painfully obvious and it is natural to want to help them. Feral cats are considered unadoptable as pets. This is the number one contribution to pet overpopulation here in Houston. Domesticated cats become feral when human caregivers fail to spay/neuter them and abandon them to a life on the streets. Feral cats, sometimes referred to as “community cats”, are not socialized and are wary and fearful of people, preferring to live outdoors. They can be found in every landscape and every continent. Feral cats live outdoors and are “unowned” by people.
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