Community Cat Program
Chemung County SPCA's Community Cat Program works to improve the lives of free-roaming and feral cats in our community and reduce the unnecessary euthanasia of healthy cats that are not suitable for adoption.
There are thousands of free-roaming, outdoor cats in our region; some are pets allowed outside by their owners, but the majority of outdoor cats are "community cats" - cats who are un-owned and that live outdoors in the community. They may be feral or friendly, may have been born into the wild, or may have been abandoned.
Community cats are the most significant source of cat overpopulation in our region and the Chemung County SPCA supports a nonlethal strategy known as Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) to reduce community cat overpopulation.
Without TNR, community cats will continue to reproduce. Although up to 75 percent of their kittens may die (needless suffering we'd like to prevent), the number of community cats will continue to overwhelm animal shelters and rescue groups that are already trying to care for large numbers of cats.
By providing free spay/neuter services for community cats, we intend to reduce the region’s free-roaming cat population, reduce the number of cats and kittens entering area animal shelters, and reduce the unnecessary suffering caused by unchecked reproduction in the free-roaming cat population.
If there are stray or feral cats in your neighborhood that need sterilization surgery, you can participate in our community cat program FREE OF CHARGE. Call us at (607)732-1827 ext. 210 for more information on how to get involved.
There are thousands of free-roaming, outdoor cats in our region; some are pets allowed outside by their owners, but the majority of outdoor cats are "community cats" - cats who are un-owned and that live outdoors in the community. They may be feral or friendly, may have been born into the wild, or may have been abandoned.
Community cats are the most significant source of cat overpopulation in our region and the Chemung County SPCA supports a nonlethal strategy known as Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) to reduce community cat overpopulation.
Without TNR, community cats will continue to reproduce. Although up to 75 percent of their kittens may die (needless suffering we'd like to prevent), the number of community cats will continue to overwhelm animal shelters and rescue groups that are already trying to care for large numbers of cats.
By providing free spay/neuter services for community cats, we intend to reduce the region’s free-roaming cat population, reduce the number of cats and kittens entering area animal shelters, and reduce the unnecessary suffering caused by unchecked reproduction in the free-roaming cat population.
If there are stray or feral cats in your neighborhood that need sterilization surgery, you can participate in our community cat program FREE OF CHARGE. Call us at (607)732-1827 ext. 210 for more information on how to get involved.