Feral cats should not be taken to animal control pounds and shelters.
Feral cats’ needs are not met by the current animal control and shelter system. Feral cats live outside, but are killed in shelters.

Feral kittens can be adopted.
Feral kittens can often be adopted into homes, but they must be socialized at an early age. This is a critical window, and if they aren’t handled in time, they will remain feral and therefore unadoptable.

"Catch and kill" doesn’t work.
It is an endless, cruel cycle and is extremely costly to taxpayers. Cats choose to reside in locations for a reason: there is a food source (intended or not) and shelter. When cats are removed from a location, survivors breed to capacity or new cats move in. This "vacuum effect" is well documented.

Trap-Neuter-Return does work.
No more kittens. Their numbers gradually go down and their lives are improved. The behaviors and stresses associated with mating, such as yowling or fighting, stop. The cats are also vaccinated. This program creates a safety net for both the cats and the community.

Credit for this information goes to Alley Cat Allies.

What Does Oasis for Animals Do to Help?
Oasis helps feral (wild) and free-roaming cats by humanely trapping them. They can then be safely transported to a veterinarian to be spayed or neutered, tested for contagious or life-threatening illnesses and vaccinated. After recuperating in a sheltered environment, these cats can be re-released into their same, familiar environment as long as they have a source of food and the human population is willing to accept them. Otherwise, Oasis may be able to help place these cats on farms to live out their lives as barn cats. If a foster home is available, kittens may be trapped young enough to be socialized together, spay/neutered and then adopted to loving homes.

Oasis coordinates trapping efforts with spay/neuter appointments. If you need help with trapping feral cats around your property so that they can be spayed/neutered, call Oasis before you attempt to trap them.