Need to relocate a family of cats - urgent

laura b

A family of about 11 cats that we care for in Prospect Heights are living on a site that is about to be demolished (as part of the Atlantic Yards project). We need to find somewhere (a local backyard, a barn in a rural area) to relocate them ASAP.

All of the cats have been spay/neutered and vaccinated, but they are not domesticated and therefore cannot be adopted out as house cats (although they are not dangerous to people).

Does anyone have any suggestions? Feel free to contact me if you'd like to know more about what this entails.

thanks,
Laura
917-733-0283
[email protected]

sarahb

How awful.

I am a volunteer with Infinite Hope at Hope Vet and have posted your request to the Infinite Hope listserv.

Good luck!

andyrh

Here are some useful resources about moving a cat colony...you may want to contact either of these organizations to see if they know of farms or other colonies somewhat nearby...good luck

http://www.neighborhoodcats.org/info/relocation.htm

http://www.alleycat.org/pdf/relocate.pdf

http://www.alleycat.org/index.html

laura b

Update: A couple of heroic Brooklynian readers have offered their backyards, so we're hoping to have a place lined up as early as tomorrow.

The next step would be creating some kind of enclosure for the cats. It's often difficult to relocate feral cats, because they become disoriented and run away (then can starve or get hit by a car, etc.). The recommended process is that they be confined at their new location for 21 days. Supposedly if the cats are with their family members, they are more likely to stick around. Since almost all of these guys are related, hopefully chances are good that the relocation will "take."

So: Are there any "handy" folks out there who could help us create a very simple enclosure for the cats (perhaps chicken-wire and a wood frame)?

alafairnadia

Hurrah!