Friends of The Alley Cats, Inc. is a TNR (trap, neuter & release) program for feral cats. What is a feral cat you ask? A feral cat is a cat that is not tame, and scared of humans. Most people will feed a stray or feral cat, but do not have the funds to get the cat neutered. So the cats just keep reproducing, creating more and more kittens each year.
Friends of the Alley Cats, Inc. was started in the fall of 2008 by a registered veterinary technician, who loves cats, and felt a need to help cut down on the feral/stray cat population in Wabash County and give them a better life.

What we do is go in where there are feral cats being provided food, water and shelter by someone and set live traps, catch the cats, take them to a local veterinary hospital and have them neutered, left ear tipped and vaccinated for rabies. The reason for the left ear tip is so that we can tell they are already neutered when we release them back to where they were caught. We do not relocate the cats. Feral cats that are relocated often end up running off. We get a reduced rate for feral cats at a local veterinary hospital. We charge the caretakers our cost to neuter the cat, and also help off set the cost from donations.
We hope in the near future to apply for non profit status, which will then allow us to apply for grants. In the meantime, we depend on donations to help cover the cost.
To date we have neutered over 150 cats, thus preventing more unwanted kittens from being born and ending up in our local animal shelter.

It's important to realize that if a cat is truly feral, then the most compassionate choice might be to allow them to live outdoors. Trying to domesticate them would be no different than trying to make a squirrel or a raccoon a household pet- you may succeed somewhat, but never fully and only with a great deal of time and patience. You would not be permitting the animal to live in a manner that suits him best. Many well-meaning people, convinced they are "saving" a feral cat by bringing him indoors, end up condemning the poor cat to a life of hiding under the bed and living in constant fear.

Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) respects a feral cat's wild state. The neutering of the ferals prevents tremendous suffering and shields the cats from the hostility their behavior might otherwise draw from human neighbors. By returning them to their own territory and providing food, water and shelter we give them the chance to live, to be free without constant fighting and the need to reproduce.

Feral cats taken to a shelter, end up being euthanized, as they are deemed "unadoptable". The kindest thing to do, is to get them sterilized and leave them where they are. Over a period of time, without being able to reproduce, the numbers of feral cats will diminish.

We occasionally find cats and kittens that are not feral, and can be adopted. We have the following kittens available for adoption:
We do require they are inside only and you must sign an agreement to get them neutered.
To contact us, please email us at: s.a.s.catstnr@gmail.com . Our cats are in foster homes and arrangements must be made to see the animals.