• offering advice on the care of feral colonies.
• giving guidance and lessons on trapping.
• loaning traps.
• arranging for the spay/neuter of our little friends, which in turn helps keep the colonies from multiplying.
• arranging treatment of sick and injured ferals in maintained colonies.

IFCP believes that all that all animals deserve to live - even feral cats. Being feral isn’t their fault. Some cats are born in the wild. Some cats are put out by their owners simply because they don't want them any more. Still other cats wander into our areas because their owners have moved and left them behind. Regardless, they no longer have human contact or compassion. They find their way to our feeding stations and stay because they find food and a kind word.

Our Spay/Neuter program has helped to eliminate the repopulation of unwanted cats, and eventually these colonies will dwindle out. TNVR works-the breeding stops.

We build feeding stations for the cats. This helps prevent the food from getting wet, controls the number of ants in the food, and keeps the water from getting hot and/or dirty between changings.

Can feral cats or colonies be relocated?
NO. Cats are like any other living animal; they are creatures of habit. Where a cat lives is its home; whether it's behind a building, dumpster, wooded area, or someone's backyard. Everyone has heard the story of Lassie Come Home. Cats (and dogs) have sometimes traveled hundreds of miles to get back to where they were moved from. Cats may get injured or die from starvation in an attempt to find their way home.

Can feral cats be tamed to domestic house cats?
YES! Especially kittens. Kittens that are 5-6 weeks old are easy to socialize. They may spit and hiss, but calm down quickly when held close and talked to. If they are 3 months or older it is harder, but possible. It takes a larger amount of time to tame them, but it can be done. Please keep in mind that it requires lots of patience and love!

What happens when you call Animal Control to ferals?
Animal Control can’t adopt out feral cats because no one wants a cat that isn't immediately cuddly. Feral cats are, therefore, usually euthanized.

What about Rabies?
Rabies in cats is extremely rare. Community cats in the maintained colony are generally as health as pet cats and have equally low rates of the disease. Cats are defensive by nature, so they run from most wildlife that could pose a threat to them.