- Adopting A Feral Cat
- For All Interested and
Concerned Persons
- Instructions for Humane
Trapping of Feral or Rescued
Cats & Kittens
- Trap Information
- How to Domesticate and Care
for Feral or Rescued Kittens
- How to Kitten Proof Your Home
- Introducing a New Cat or Kitten
To Your Home
- Managed Care, Negotiating for
and Relocating Feral Cats
- Feeding Instructions for
Caretakers
- Feeding Priorities Under
Challenging Circumstances
- Food and Nutrition
- Elderly Cats
- Sheltering and Feeding Stations
- Agreements
- General Adopton Agreement
- PDFs
SHELTERS AND FEEDING STATIONS FOR FERAL CATS
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SHELTER: Shelter is essential for all cats living out of doors. Providing shelter can be
challenging as well as deeply rewarding. Other than a warm and dry place to sleep at
night, it can also provide a safe place away from predators and hostile situations.
After the requirements for feeding and feeding stations are in place, shelter is the
next greatest concern.
DISCUSSION: All shelters and feeding stations
should be out of sight, no matter how friendly the area
may appear. My general rule is to camouflage and or
conceal everything and place all outdoor shelters and
feeding stations out of sight with only the persons
who are feeding and caretaking aware of their
locations. This can include your backyard. Complaints
from an unfriendly neighbor could jeopardize your
humane efforts on behalf of stray or feral cats
residing there.
SHELTER AREA: Assessment of safe shelter location should be made in any area where
feral or stray cats are being cared for. Shelters should be warm, waterproof and sturdy
enough to withstand the elements. Although we tend to think of shelter as being important
only in the winter, it is equally important year around.
EXAMPLES OF EXISTING SHELTER: Carports, backyards, gazebos, garages,
warehouses, basements with access, barns, storage rooms, tool sheds, laundry rooms,
out-buildings, under houses, porches or other structures, abandoned buildings, abandoned
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