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Feral Colony Management

Creating a Community-Wide Program to Manage Feral and Free-Roaming Cats

IndyFeral, a TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) and feral colony management organization in Central Indiana, uses a network of experienced volunteer "Cat Captains" located throughout the community to provide individual caregivers with access to the resources they need to manage their colonies.

"The goal of the Cat Captains is simply to remove all obstacles preventing the proper care of the cats."
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What It Takes

  • A strong leader to spearhead the development of the program.
  • Someone with a strong IT background to develop and/or manage the database.
  • Access to low-cost spay/neuter services.
  • Dedicated volunteers at all levels.
 

 

What We Like

  • The "whatever it takes" approach.
  • A simple organizational structure that results in uniform standards of feral cat care throughout the community.
  • The "pay it forward" philosophy that encourages those who have been helped to help others.
  • The powerful software program that ties everything together.

 

Step by Step

  1. Download the complete profile (.pdf).
  2. Assess for yourself whether this program is right for your agency.
  3. Create and implement a plan for your agency.
  4. Tell us how it goes.
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Assignments (.pdf)
Newsletter  (.pdf)
Cat Captain Program (.pdf)
Job Description (.pdf)