Frequently Asked Questions about Trapping Cats Why do people trap cats? Where do I get a trap? I feel terrible that the cats might be euthanized, but there are too many in my neighborhood. Is there anything else I can do? Why don’t you relocate feral cats to another area?
Why do people trap cats?
To remove stray cats from the neighborhood. To spay or neuter feral cats so that they may be returned to live out their natural lives in their neighborhood under the watchful eye of their caretaker. To catch a cat that escaped an owner’s home.
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Where do I get a trap?
You can purchase a trap at a local store such as Jefferson Feed, Pet & Garden Center and Home Depot or directly from Animal Care Equipment & Services, Inc.
We recommend Tru-Catch traps, model 30LTD. If you purchase a trap, it’s important that you learn how to humanely use it as cats can easily die if left unattended. You can rent a trap from the LA/SPCA Adoption Office for $10. A $40 deposit is required and the balance is returned to you when you bring back the trap. You will pick up and return the trap to the LA/SPCA. Call
368-5191 to place your name on the waiting list. If you live in Orleans Parish, you can afford to wait a month or so and have concerns about personally trapping, call Animal Control at
368-5191, ext. 100, if you have fewer than 5 cats in your neighborhood; call
368-5191 if you have more than 5 cats.
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I feel terrible that the cats might be euthanized, but there are too many in my neighborhood. Is there anything else I can do?
Absolutely!
You can TNR; trap, neuter, and return the cats to the area they were
taken from. This is a non-lethal way to control the cat population,
as well as the rodent population in the area. There are many animal-loving citizens doing TNR through
their own veterinarians.
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You can purchase a trap at a local store such as
Jefferson Feed, Pet & Garden Center or directly from
Animal Care Equipment & Services, Inc. We recommend Tru-Catch
traps, model 30LTD. If you purchase a trap, it’s important that you
learn how to humanely use it as cats can easily die if left
unattended.
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You can rent a trap from the LA/SPCA Adoption
Office for $25, which will be
returned to you after you bring back the trap. You will pick up and
return the trap to the LA/SPCA. Call 368-5191, ext. 150, to
place your name on the waiting list.
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Why don’t you relocate feral cats to another area?
Feral cats grow up in an area they know along with cats with which they’re familiar. When moving cats to a new location, they must be carefully acclimated to the new smells, cats, and caretaker prior to being released. If this step is skipped, the cats’ chances of survival are slim. Relocation is time consuming and draws on a great deal of resources of which the LA/SPCA does not have. Consequently, our efforts are directed toward spaying and neutering as many animals as possible so kittens are not born and euthanasia decreases over time.
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