(Note: Feral Friends New Jersey is a Yahoo group operated by New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance (NJARA). Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FeralFriendsNJ/ and get on this mailing list so you can network with others interested in feral cats in NJ)
NJARA is proud to be New Jersey's leading resource center for feral cat information. Our mission is to make New Jersey a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) friendly state, by working with caregivers and municipalities.
Many organizations and individuals are already doing phenomenal work with ferals in New Jersey and NJARA is pleased to be the core for these individuals and groups, collecting information from them, providing information to them and offering advice and resources as needed.
Public education will be an important component of our program - promoting the humaneness and efficacy of TNR while debunking the myths. For questions, comments or suggests about our program, or inquiries about ferals, please contact us at njara@nj-ara.org
Topics covered on the web page - http://www.nj-ara.org/Ferals
FERAL CAT FACTS
♥ FAQs
♥ Who is a Feral Cat?
♥ What is TNR?
♥ Alley Cat Allies Answers Feral Related Questions
TNR: THE BIG PICTURE
♥ Trap-Neuter-Return, not Trap-Neuter-Adopt
♥ Where does TNR work?
TNR INSTRUCTIONS, TIPS, ETC.
♥ Humane Trapping Instructions
♥ How to manage a feral cat colony
♥ Eartipping
♥ More on Eartipping
♥ FeLV/FIV Testing
♥ Hard to Catch Cats
♥ Mass Trapping
♥ Low cost spay/neuter options in New Jersey (coming soon)
Caring For Your Feral Cat Colony
♥ Essential Feral Cat Care
♥ Feeding Stations
♥ Feral Cat Shelters - 1
♥ Feral Cat Shelters - 2
♥ Feral Cat Shelters - 3
♥ Caring for Feral Cats in the Winter - 1
♥ Caring for Feral Cats in the Winter - 2
How to deal with your neighbors or town
♥ Keeping Cats out of Gardens and Yards
♥ Making Feral Cats Welcome in Your Community
♥ How to Talk to Anyone about TNR
For Animal Control Officers, Town Officials, Health Departments Etc.
♥ For Animal Control Officers
♥ TNR-How Neighborhoods and Communities Can Stop Feral Feline Overpopulation
♥ Rabies and Feral Cats
♥ Scientific Proof that TNR Works
♥ Reduce Your Euthanasia Rate
♥ Feral Cats and Public Safety
FERAL CAT RELOCATION
NOTE: Feral cats should ONLY be relocated in extreme situations (construction or demolition near their colony, cats are in danger of being abused or killed, etc.). If the cats simply cannot remain where they are, steps must be taken to ensure a successful relocation. Feral cats should never be released in a new area without following relocation procedures--they are very territorial and will try and find their way home, often meeting an unfortunate end. Please refer to the first 2 links below to learn more. NJARA has a Barn Cat Packet available that is full of information about finding a safe new home for your colony. This packet does not list available barn homes. It tells you how to go about finding a new home for the cats and making sure that the new caregiver has the cats' best interests in mind. If you would like a Barn Cat Packet mailed to you, please click below and be sure to include your full name and mailing address.
♥ Feral Cat Relocation
♥ Safe Relocation
♥ Please send me NJARA's Barn Cat Packet
WILDLIFE PREDATION
♥ Understanding Cats and Predation
♥ Feral Cats on the Firing Line
Kittens
♥ Adoption Procedures [Please contact us for a free adoption packet, complete with Questions to Ask before Adopting, Adoption Application and Adoption Contract. Send request to amy@nj-ara.org]
♥ Socializing Feral Kittens
♥ Hand Raising Orphaned Kittens
♥ FAQ's about Kittens
Start your own TNR organization
♥ Starting a Nonprofit Organization to Help Animals
♥ Checklist for Starting a New Jersey Nonprofit
Fundraising
♥ Finding Funding for Fixing Feral Felines
♥ Overcoming Fundraising Phobia
♥ More Fundraising Ideas
Feral Cat / TNR Links
♥ Alley Cat Allies
♥ Neighborhood Cats
♥ The Animal Spirit
NJARA's CaregiveR network
NJARA is actively recruiting volunteers to help others with TNR. This network was created for existing as well as new feral cat caregivers.
Being part of our Caregiver Network could involve giving advice via phone or email to a new trapper, lending traps, building shelters or helping to trap, transport and/or recover feral cats. We are in crucial need of volunteers and welcome any help you can offer, even if it is "just" feeding a colony. Many feral caregivers are unable to go on vacation or visit family and friends simply because they cannot find someone to care for their ferals.
We can accomplish much more working together than separately and NJARA can be the central hub connecting New Jersey's feral cat caregivers with each other. To be a part of the network or to find out more about it, send a message to njara@nj-ara.org.
Posted on SHARE Yahoo group - Apr. 2, 2005