Cat rescues

Download list (PDF or Excel spreadsheet) from the Feline Rescue Association


Low-cost spay/neuter providers
(Please call or email the organization for current information on prices, availability of appointments, and requirements; prices provided are for cats only and are current as of January 2009)

• Maryland SPCA
  3300 Falls Rd.
  Baltimore, MD 21211
  (410) 235-8826, ext. 140; e-mail
  Neuter: $40; spay: $50; additional services extra
  
  
• Falls Road Animal Hospital
  6314 Falls Rd.
  Baltimore, MD 21209
  (410) 825-9100
  Neuter: $30; spay: $55
  
  
• Eldersburg Veterinary Hospital
  1527 Liberty Rd.
  Sykesville, MD 21784
  Call Ruth Johnson at (443) 255-4489
  
  
• Animal Advocates of Howard County
  Ellicott City, MD
  (410) 880-2488
  Free or low cost, depending on income
  
  
• Animal Rescue
  Maryland/Pennsylvania line
  Call Michelle at (717) 246-8842 Tuesday or Thursday, 6-8 PM
  Neuter: $20; spay: $30
  
  
• Humane Society of Baltimore County
  1601 Nicodemus Rd.
  Reisterstown, MD 21136
  (410) 833-4480; e-mail
  Neuter: $25; spay: $35
  
  
• SPCA of Anne Arundel County
  1815 Bay Ridge Ave.
  Annapolis, MD 21403
  (410) 268-4388; e-mail
  

Local TNR groups

• Cats R Us (Annapolis, MD)
• Feline Rescue Association (Randallstown, MD)
• Metro Ferals (Arlington, VA)
• Prince Georges Feral Friends (PG County)

Places to obtain humane box traps
Traps can be borrowed or rented from:

• Maryland SPCA (must be a registered Feral Cat Caregiver)
• Anne Arundel County Animal Control
• ABC Rental Center

Traps can be purchased from:

• Animal Care and Equipment Services
• Tomahawk Live Traps
• WildlifeTraps.com
• Heart of the Earth Animal Equipment
• Wildlife Control Supplies
• Many hardware stores and farm/garden supply stores

Build your own:

• Drop Trap Design Bank

Trapping tutorials

• Feline Rescue Association: "How to Use a Humane Trap"
• Alley Cat Allies video: "How to Trap an Entire Colony"
• Alley Cat Allies video: "Helping Community Cats Workshop"
• Expert Village: "How to Trap Feral Cats"

Connect with other feral cat caretakers
In Baltimore:

• Baltimore Feral Cat Colonies Google map
• Feral Cat Caretaker Yahoo group (Maryland SPCA)
• Alley Cat Allies' Baltimore Feral Cat "Meet-Up" Group

National:

• Drop Trap Users Yahoo group
• Campus Ferals Yahoo group
• Feral Cat Colony Caretakers Yahoo group
• RescueCat Yahoo group

Outdoor cat shelters
Build your own:

• CCMD shelter-building brochure
• IndyFerals (PDF)
• Urban Cat League
• Neighborhood Cats
• Alley Cat Allies
• Spay and Stay
• Feral Cat Caretakers Coalition
• Cat Assistance Team of Central Ohio: Directions and Wood and Cuts for wooden cat shelters

Purchase ready-made:

• KatKabin
• FeralVilla

Feeding stations
Build your own:

• Feral Cat Caretakers Coalition
• Raccoons Can't Jump (raccoon-proof feeder)

Purchase ready-made:

• FeralVilla

Orphan/newborn kitten care

• Kitten Rescue handbook
• KittenRescue.com

Feral kitten socialization

• Urban Cat League

Feral cat contraception

• FeralStat

Baltimore's TNR ordinance

• Baltimore City Health Department -- Trap Neuter Return Program (Feb. 2009)
• Explanation of caretaker requirements under the law

Other Baltimore resources

• Alley Cat Allies' "Every City Every Kitty" campaign information for Baltimore
• Feline Rescue Association
• Baltimore City Department of Health -- Animal Protection and Safety
• Maryland SPCA
• BARCS (Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter)

General feral cat/TNR resources

• Neighborhood Cats (New York City)
• Best Friends Animal Society
• Alley Cat Allies (national)
• Feral Cat Caretakers' Coalition
• Feral Cats in the News blog
• Humane Society of the United States