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I am looking for someone or some organization that can help me trap a mama cat & four kittens in our backyard. I have called all the big animal shelters/organizations (ASPCA, Humane Society, NYC Animal Control, Neighborhood Cats etc.) but no one has been able to help me. If anyone has any suggestions, has a humane trap they would lend me, knows of smaller no-kill shelters or organizations where I could bring them, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks!

Tara

I would like to get the two older cats spayed/neutered & then return them & to find homes for the kitten either by myself or through perhaps a smaller organization that would help me find homes for them. I have no problem with the cats being in the backyard in principle but do not want them to continue reproducing which leads to more cats & a worse quality of life for the cats already there. But there's no reason why the friendly kittens couldn't find homes where they would have a nice, indoor life.

sorry to jump down your throat that is a nice thing you're doing. I think that bus on 82 st (last time i checked) is for low income medicaid receivers. I might be mistaken like diva said there are organizations  perhaps check craigslist

I have put in an e-mail to Muffins.org, I hadn't run across them so thank you for the information. I am going to do a TNR class this weekend so hopefully I will be fully prepared to put my plan in action. I will also be calling the ASPCA about their mobile clinic but I've gotten the impression that it's just for people on public assistance & while I am not on public assistance, I can't necessarily afford the cost to spay/neuter up to 6 animals (provided the kittens are ready once I've trapped them)

Thanks for the help! If anyone has any more information or advice, I'd be glad to have it

Great, thanks for the information on the Sunday spay day. Hopefully I will know what I am doing after Saturday & hopefully after that I can take advantage of what the ASPCA has to offer.

Most cats that you see in the neighborhood - and there are now many of them - are not really feral cats.  They are former pets that got put outside for various reasons by irresponsible people.  If they are difficult to approach , it's probably because they're afraid.  With a little patience and kindness, not to mention a food incentive, you will be able to catch them and have them neutered.  That is a noble thing that you are doing.  If I can help, let me know.

Hi,

My husband and I moved into a house on 73rd St, near Northern Blvd, this winter.  We have rescued one cat so far- a wonderful healthy male cat, who we found a good home for.

We took the ASPCA's trap/neuter/return class and are now working on trapping/helping a new cat.

It is tricky to tell which outdoor cats are pets and which are ferals/strays in this neighborhood, BUT the ones we see in our yard have been males, about 10 months old, very obviously unneutered- of course most people wouldn't have an unneutered male cat that old as a pet because of spraying, smell, etc.  When we did catch the last cat our vet confirmed he had been on the street for a long time- undernourished, calloused paws, sparse coat, etc.

I am new to this thread but I would love to hear from anyone else in the area trying to help these strays. 

I think it's better to act on the side of caution- I would rather mistakenly "catch" a pet, and then release it promptly, than let the strays keep breeding- the un neutered ones are often hated by people, attacked by dogs, etc.

Is it obnoxious to say I think this isn't a great place to let your cats go outdoors anyway?  On my block the yards are tiny and Northern Blvd is so close by- + of course there are the ferals looking to mate and fight- we have 2 pet cats and I would never let them be outdoor cats here!