What are Feral Cats?
It’s easy to confuse a feral cat with a stray cat (Hint: feral cats are the offspring of lost or abandoned pet cats or other feral cats who are not fixed). They don’t easily adapt, or may never adapt, to living as pets in close contact with people, but they still need our help.
There’s a growing need for community-wide Trap-Neuter-Return programs, which help improve the health and quality of life for feral cats and prevent more from being born into this dangerous and difficult existence.*
TNR: Trap-Neuter-Return
TNR is a humane and non-lethal approach to feral cat population control. It is a comprehensive management plan where healthy feral (free-roaming) cats are sterilized and vaccinated, then returned to their habitat and provided with long-term care.
Check out some of these sites to learn more about TNR and how you can help your community cats!
www.alleycatallies.org
www.triplerpets.org ( A Cook County based group)
www.humanesociety.org/issues/feral_cats
Clinics in Illinois that offer Free or discounted spay/neuter for Feral cats
Paws Chicago
3516 W. 26th Street – Map it
Chicago, IL 60623
Telephone: 773-521-SPAY (7729)
Fax: (773) 521-1082
www.pawschicago.org
South Suburban Humane Society
18349 South Halsted Street
Glenwood, IL 60425-1007
(708) 755-1110
NAWS
10080 W 191st
Mokena, IL 60448
708-478-5102
www.nawsus.org
More Clinics coming soon
Remember if you need help funding the cost of spay/neuter for ferals in your communities contact SPAY ILLINOIS!
Spay your pet before 5 months of age!
