Trapping Feral and Stray Cats

There
are “Vouchers” Available  To Spay And Neuter Wild
Untouchable Cats!  

Be
Prepared! don’t Be Turned Away! Wild and Untouchable Cats
“Must” Arrive In “Traps” NOT Pet Carriers at Vet
Hospitals Or Will Be Turned Away!   

The Orange County Society For the Prevention Of
Cruelty Of Animals

(most commonly known as OCSPCA)

will send “Vouchers” For Spay And Neuter of Feral Wild
Untouchable Cats

OCSPCA Feral Cat Voucher Program
714-374-7738

Animal
Assistance League of Orange County  714-978-7387 

No One Should Feed Cats
Unless Trapping and Spaying and Neutering! Otherwise they Multiply! 

A fertile cat will produce an average of three litters a year! In just seven
years a fertile cat and her offspring can produce 420,000 cats! These figures
point to a need for a more aggressive spay/neuter program within the United
States. 

FACTS 

Kittens Become Pregnant at
5 months old

Male
Kittens Can Impregnate at 4 months of age 

Female
Cats Have An Average Of Five (5) Kittens In Litter 

Female
Cats Can Get Pregnant “Again” When They Are
Nursing!  

Kittens
Suffer and Often Die From Flea Anemia, Cold and Heat When Born
Outdoors  

Feeders
Can Be Cited By The County If Breeding Cats Are Deemed A 
Nuisance 

County
Officials Can Order The Cats Be Removed From The Property & You Face A
Fine

An Individual
Allowing Cats To Over Populate Can Be Cited For Animal Cruelty  

Cat
Colonies Suffer 

Defining The Terms 

       Definition:
Feral Cat (provided by Best Friends Catnippers L.A.

“Feral cats are the offspring of stray or abandoned pets, raised without human contact and living typically in colonies where food and shelter are available. They lead harsh lives, shortened by malnutrition, disease, trauma, and high kitten mortality. Feral cats are often seen as a public nuisance and make up a large portion of the animals
euthanized by local control agencies.”

Defining The Terms 

Definition: Stray Cat (Provided
By Animal Network of O.C.  www.testing.animalreport.org.dream.press) 

“A cat that has lived with humans and has
become lost or abandoned is a stray cat. A stray cat may or may not have
acclimated to life on the streets. Cats that do not acclimate are often
found starving. A stray cat that has acclimated and survives can often be
mistaken for a feral cat, as their behaviors have adjusted in order to
survive leading them to run from humans, avoid touch and hide to protect
themselves. Both stray and feral cats seek food and shelter and often live
in groups with a hierarchy that is defined by levels of dominance. Cats
that have lived outdoors for sometime may become unrecognizable to their
owner because of muscle development and a thicker
coat.    

Author: DiAnna Pfaff-Martin,
founder of Animal Network of Orange County, copyright 2006

Prepare To
Trap  

Try to get help from neighbors! Create a flyer!

Distribute the flyer on doorsteps. Meet and greet the
neighbors. Tell them about trapping and releasing and educate them. Most
people worry that harm will come to them so discuss 

that no harm will come to the animals and ask that no
one else but you feed while the trapping goes on. A HUNGRY CAT WILL GO IN
THE TRAPS! 

Where there are stray and feral cats someone is feeding.
Try to locate the feeder and ask for help. Sometimes they welcome the
information about humane solution of “TNR” (trap neuter and
release). However, beware that some will resist spaying and neutering as
they like to see the babies and think it is natural.  

Keep Them Hungry 

A HUNGRY CAT WILL GO IN A TRAP! 

“Buy” Or
“Rent” Your
Supplies 

BUY 

BUY HUMANE ANIMAL TRAPS 

www.livetrap.com
 

We suggest purchasing the economy traps (32 x 10
x10) pictured below. 

There Are Two Types “Basic” and
“Transfer” Economy Traps

www.livetrap.com
 

“Basic” Economy Raccoon / Feral Cat Trap 

Purchase 1-5 for $41.75 each 

Purchase 6+ For $38.27 

www.livetrap.com
 

 Economy Raccoon / Feral Cat “Transfer”
Trap 

Purchase 1-5 for $55.66 each 

Purchase 6+ For $52.19 

www.livetrap.com
 

RENT 

RENT HUMANE ANIMAL TRAPS 

“THE FEED BARN”

2300 Newport Blvd

 Costa Mesa, CA 

 949.548.3151

MIDWAY CITY FEED Best Prices!! 

14941 Jackson St

Midway City, CA 92655

714.893.2613

ANAHEIM FEED AND PET SUPPLY

1730 N. Lemon Street

Anaheim, CA 92801 

714.992.2012

Marking and Spotting
Altered Cats

Ask the veterinarian that developed and managed colonies to mark the animals
that have been trapped, neutered and released by having the veterinarian
at the time of spay or neuter cut the tip of the ear; this is called a
notched ear . This simple ear notch signals the trapper to release any cat
from the traps that has a notched ear. An ear notch simplifies the system
and lowers costs and trauma to the animals.

O.C. Vet Hospitals That
Alter Feral Cats

Few Hospitals Give
Attention To Wild Untouchable Cats

Hospitals Assign Quota’s and
Certain Days To Alter Feral Cats! Know the Days and Rules “BEFORE” You
Trap!

The Animal Medical Center 

(Every
Wednesday Quota is 4 for the day)

16540 Harbor Blvd. 

Fountain Valley, CA 

(Harbor and Heil near Warner) 

714.531.1155

 Golden State Humane Society (is not an animal
shelter)

11901 Gilbert Street, Garden Grove, CA 92641

714-638-8111 

Animal Discount Clinic

714-537-0570

Know the rules of each hospital
and Days of Spay Neuter “BEFORE” You Trap!

Other Links 

Click to Read “Animal
Network’s” Information 

on 

“Taming
Feral Kittens”  

Northern
California Feral Spay and Neuter

www.fixourferals.org

Fix Our Ferals offers free spay/neuter clinics
for homeless cats. They have helped over 1000 east Bay residents to sterilize
more than 3000 cats since we started in 1998.

Los
Angeles Area Feral Spay and Neuter

FixNation, Inc.

         



Operates a free full-time spay/neuter
clinic for feral and homeless cats.

Provides low-cost spay/neuter for tame
cats.

www.fixnation.org

Clinic Location

7680 Clybourn Ave, Los Angeles, CA 91352

818-524-2287 | info@fixnation.org

Open Monday through Friday, 7am to 5pm.

Reservations are required.

DROP-OFF TIMES: 7am to 8:30am

Help Others! If You Know
About Ferals: e-mail founder@testing.animalreport.org.dream.press