Post a photo and description of the animal on social media.If the cat is friendly, use this paper collar template to help determine if the cat is owned. Play detective ask around your neighborhood to see if anyone recognizes them.Wait a day or two to offer food, as extra feeding can discourage cats from going back home on their own.If you believe the cat is truly lost, here’s how you can help: Refer to this I Found a Cat flowchart for more guidance. If the cat looks healthy, please put it back where you found it/leave it where it is.
Likewise, when a person brings a cat to the Shelter or calls about a cat that has been found, Shelter staff check to see if any “lost pet” reports have been filed and family reunification is attempted.įollowing the recommendations of leading national organizations such as the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program (KSMP), National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA), ASPCA, American Association of Feline Practitioners, and Million Cat Challenge, we do not admit healthy free-roaming cats to the shelter. Kittens less than six months of age are individually assessed to determine the best live outcome for each one.Ĭats that are micro-chipped (or otherwise identified as having an “owner”) are taken into the Shelter and attempts for reunification with their family are made. When sick or injured cats require more extensive medical care and are not eligible for return outdoors, they are admitted to the Shelter and appropriately cared for.
If an adult community cat is sick or injured, he/she is assessed to determine potential treatment and returned to community if it is safe for the cat.
Studies show that the best approach for healthy community cats is to spay/neuter and vaccinate them, and then quickly return them to their outdoor homes.Ĭommunity Cat Programs are the most humane and effective way to manage free-roaming cat populations while reducing their impact on wildlife populations and public health. What is a Community Cat Program (CCP)?Ĭommunity Cat Programs assess the unique needs of every community cat entering care and provide the most beneficial pathway. These cats exist in most communities around our State and in every country in the world, regardless of climate.Ĭheck the cat's ear for a missing tip or notch! This means they are a community cat and have been spayed/neutered. It can be social, semi-social, or unsocial (not accustomed to human touch or interaction). Also known as: Outdoor Cat, Stray Cat, Alley Cat, Feral Cat, Street Cat, Barn Cat, and Tomcat.Ī community cat is an outdoor, unowned, free-roaming cat.
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