Feral cat colony caretakers who are practicing TNR must register their colonies with a Sponsor Oganization to be in compliance with the Cook County Managed Care of Feral Cats Ordinance.
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Feral Cat Colony Caretaker Application Cook County Illinois
If you manage a feral cat colony in Cook County and would like to register your colony with the county and a sponsoring organization. Please read this article on how to register.
Trap Neuter Return (TNR) Feral Cat Trapping Instructions
Tree House Humane Society’s comprehensive guide for trapping feral cats, which includes instructions on how to TNR, and answers a plethora of frequently asked questions that may come up as you start TNR’ing.
Volunteer to Become a Feral Friend
Tree House Humane Society’s Feral Friends TNR Program educates and empowers people to care for the outdoor cats in their community. Caring for outdoor cats includes providing food and shelter, as well as implementing a TNR program. The Feral Friends TNR Program welcomes volunteers who want to help spread the word of TNR. If you [...]
Why is Trap-Neuter-Return the most humane solution?
There are estimates of up to 700,000 outdoor cats in Cook County, and 60 million outdoor cats nationwide. Trap-neuter-return programs are proven to reduce the numbers of outdoor cats. Trap-and-kill programs have not reduced the numbers as the outdoor cat poplation has continued to grow. Trap-and-kill programs only promotes the vacuum effect, which is when new [...]