Feral cats deserve caretaking just as much as the kitties who live with us; they are often victims of abandonment, accidental loss, and failure by owners to fix their pets. Here’s how to help ferals in your community.
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. Many don't survive; if they do, their lives aren't easy without human caretakers.
Free-roaming cats can have an impact on wildlife, and it is important that this also be acknowledged as part of the dynamic of dealing with feral cats.
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.
Help a feral feline in your neighborhood today by using our resources. Read More
News & Events
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November 16, 2009
A New Home For Ferals
The Humane Society of the United States and The Fund for Animals Wildlife Center in Ramona, Calif. dedicated a habitat built for feral cats rescued from San Nicolas Island today, and thanked DoGreatGood.com for their generous help with the project.
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October 12, 2009
Meet the Gang: Update on the San Nicolas Island Cats
Sybil, Danny, Mario, Chelsea, and Nick are in good company and glad to be alive. They have found sanctuary at The Fund for Animals Wildlife Center in Ramona, Calif., with 48 of their closest friends, other feral cats who were to be euthanized on San Nicolas Island.
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July 22, 2009
A Flight For Ferals
It was a short flight from San Nicolas Island to Ramona, California, but for 16 feral felines, it was the flight of their lives.
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April 27, 2009
Saving the San Nicolas Island Cats
Seven lucky feral cats received a reprieve from a death sentence on an island off the Southern California coast. For the first time in their lives, these wild-born animals felt the touch of human hands and human kindness.
Our Victories
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July 2, 2009
The HSUS Celebrates Oregon Legislative Victories for Animals
The HSUS applauds the Oregon state legislature for passing four significant animal protection bills during the recently concluded session.
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May 26, 2009
Calif. Legislature Presses Ahead with Animal Welfare Reforms
Both houses of the California legislature today passed important farm animal welfare legislation. Introduced by California Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez, S.B. 135 passed the Senate with bipartisan support. If enacted, the bill would ban the painful and unnecessary tail docking of dairy cows.
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August 18, 2008
The HSUS Applauds Prosecutors for Animal Cruelty Charges Against Puppy Mill Owner
The HSUS applauds Tennessee 21st Judicial District State's Attorney Kim Helper for filing criminal animal cruelty charges against Patricia Adkisson, stemming from allegations that Adkisson neglected dogs kept at Pine Bluff Puppies on her Lyles, Tenn. property.