Community Cats

Our Position Statement: 

At Wisconsin Voters for Companion Animals we believe that all cats deserve to live. This includes feral (community) cats, barn cats, working cats, and cats with treatable or manageable diseases such as FIV, FELV, and ringworm.
 
Wisconsin Voters for Companion Animals believes that the most humane, effective and financially sustainable strategy for controlling free-roaming cat populations is trap-neuter-return (TNR), whereby free-roaming cats are trapped, sterilized, vaccinated, and returned to their colony of origin. 

We will advocate for legislation that protects feral cat caregivers and their cats; and legalizes trap neuter return in Wisconsin.

The following national organizations support Trap Neuter Return programs for community cats: 


Alley Cat Allies
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
Best Friends Animal Society (BFAS)
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
National Animal Control Association (NACA)
No Kill Advocacy Center





Useful Links for Community Cat Issues:

Why Trap-Neuter-Return Feral Cats?: The Case for TNR from Alley Cat Allies

Solutions for Cat Related Issues from Best Friends Animal Society


Action Kit: Advocating for TNR in Your Community from Best Friends Animal Society

The Vacuum Effect: Why Catch and Kill Doesn't Work  from Alley Cat Allies

Cat Fatalities and Secrecy in U.S. Pounds and Shelters from Alley Cat Allies


Feline Friendly Practices for Animal Shelters from Alley Cat Allies

Humane Trapping Instructions for Community Cats  from Best Friends Animal Society

TNR: An ACO's Perspective from the No Kill Advocacy Center

Model Feral Cat Policy from the No Kill Advocacy Center