community cat program

Our Community Cat Program was created in May 2014 to address the population of stray and feral cats that are in desperate need of our help. Animal Friends Alliance is passionate about curbing these cats’ reproduction and ensuring they are in the best environment for a positive outcome. We have both the shelter space and an on-site clinic to support the program. Our staff Community Cat Program is dedicated to responding to calls for assistance, traveling to sites to perform TNR (trap-neuter-return).

For assistance with community cats in your area, please fill out the request form through the button below.

For Trap-Neuter-Return assistance for large feral cat colonies, emailing petresources@savinganimalstoday.org is preferred.

If you are unable to email and must call, please call (970)-484-8516 ext. 5133

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Comunity cat program FAQ

  • When you come across outdoor kittens, you may feel the need to immediately pick them up and bring them home with you, but that might not be the best thing for the kittens, or for you! 

    Learn what you should do if you see a tiny kitten alone outdoors here.

    Learn how to tell how old a kitten is here.

    Shelter and adoption services are available for feral kittens under 8 weeks old IF we have a foster home available. Please fill out the form here.

    • You can rent a humane trap for a cat at our Mulberry Campus, 2321 E Mulberry, Unit 3, Fort Collins, CO 80524 or Taft Hill Campus, 2200 N Taft Hill Road, Fort Collins, CO 80524.

    • To rent a trap from either location, you need to have a pre-established plan for the cats once they are trapped. This plan should outline where they will be housed, their spay/neuter appointments, and any necessary care the cat will require while under your supervision.

    • Trap rental is $10 (non-refundable) per trap. You must pay a refundable deposit of $50 to rent a cat trap. Credit and debit card payments preferred.

    • Rental term is 2 weeks, accommodations can be made per situation.

    • View or download our Cat Trapping Instructions

    • View or download our Cat Trap Rental Agreement

    • If you are trapping community cats for TNR (trap-neuter-return) with our clinic, please make an appointment prior to trapping. Please note that it may take 1-2 weeks before your scheduled feral cat appointment, so people don’t trap the cat until the day before your scheduled date.

      Trapping a dog?

      • Please call (970) 484-8516 ext. 1114 to see if we have a dog trap available.

      • Trap rental fee is $30 (non-refundable). You must pay a refundable deposit of $100 to rent a dog trap.

      • Rental term is one week. Credit card payments accepted only.

      • Depending on your experience trapping dogs, our team can provide instructions, guidance, and support.

      • View or download our Dog Trap Rental Agreement

  • TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) is the big buzzword in the world of feral cats. Cats from feral colonies are trapped, brought to a clinic, spayed/neutered, given rabies and distemper combo vaccination, and returned to the site with an ear tip where they were trapped to continue their natural lives.

    Adult feral cats are returned outdoors because they do not make good pets, and in areas without TNR programs they are usually euthanized when brought to a shelter. Also, simply removing an animal from the population doesn’t accomplish much. Since cats are territorial, each cat in a colony holds an area. If that cat is removed permanently another cat moves in. However, if the cat is brought back to the colony without the ability to breed, the population growth of that colony is slowed. Perform TNR on enough animals in the colony and the population growth nears zero.

    Animal Friends Alliance actively supports TNR as part of its Community Cat Program. Feral kittens that are too young for spay/neuter may enter our foster program to be socialized and prepared for adoption to an indoor home.

    • Spay/neuter pricing for feral cats that you TNR yourself. Click for details.

    • Free cat food to people feeding feral colonies, but only if they are doing TNR to prevent more breeding. Click for details.

    • Trap-Neuter-Return assistance for large feral cat colonies. Email petresources@savinganimalstoday.org. If you MUST call, call (970)-484-8516 ext. 5133

  • If you would like to help Animal Friends Alliance address the population of feral and community cats cats through trap-neuter-return, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to our Community Cat Program here. Your gift will help cover the expenses associated with trapping, altering and vaccinating these often forgotten cats.

    Our TNR program has several ongoing equipment and supply needs. We always need fuel gift cards, Tru Catch traps, plastic zip ties, canned cat food, and small paper bowls. You can drop any of these off at our Mulberry Campus to support our Community Cat Program.

A man in a gray hoodie and blue beanie folds a purple towel on top of a wire pet crate, with several other colorful towels on crates nearby, outdoors on dirt ground with leafless trees and a building in the background.
Orange tabby cat with piercing green eyes and white paws laying inside a wire pet carrier covered with a pink towel, outdoors on grass with a wooden fence in the background.
Three cats sitting among fallen yellow leaves outside near a yellow and green trash can and a blue pipe.

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