Regardless of their financial status or where they live, most people treat their pets as family members and want to provide them with nutritious food, water, shelter and veterinary care. Unfortunately, veterinary care is beyond the reach of millions of households. There are many reasons for this.
Recent studies have been conducted to identify the […]
Veterinarians play a critical role in the wellbeing of feral cats (unsocialized cats who have had little to no contact with people and fear them). They are typically unsuitable as pets. Lost and abandoned unsterilized pet cats, as well as other feral cats, contribute to the overall number of feral cats. No one knows […]
Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by the one-celled parasite, Toxoplasma gondii. Although other animals can become infected with toxoplasmosis, the disease only reproduces in cats and is shed in their feces. However, preventing toxoplasmosis by rehoming kittens or cats or putting them outdoors is not a […]
The term “feral” should only be used to refer to a cat who is too scared of people (unsocialized) to be handled or adopted into a home.
Feral cats are typically born outdoors. They may be the offspring of feral cats; they may be the offspring of lost and abandoned pet […]
TNR had its beginnings in the United Kingdom in the 1970s and 80s. Since that time, it has spread worldwide as a tool to manage feral cats.
Feral cats originate from other feral cats as well as lost or abandoned pet cats who haven’t been spayed and […]
Community cats may be feral cats living outdoors who are fearful of people or stray cats who are lost or abandoned pet cats and at one point weren’t fearful of people.
Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), when done strategically and sustained over time for a colony, is an essential tool to decrease the numbers […]
Vicky Halls
As part of International Cat Care’s (ICC) Cat Advocacy team, Vicky Halls works specifically on projects relating to the welfare of unowned cats throughout the world. That’s a big job! She’s a registered veterinary nurse and clinical animal behaviorist, having spent over 23 years specializing […]
My fostering journey started back in 2016 when I was a junior in high school. I was scrolling through the website of my local animal shelter looking for volunteer opportunities and was greeted by a pop-up that read “foster homes desperately needed!” I read through the […]
I grew up with all kinds of animals and because I cared so much for them, I wanted to become a veterinarian. I went to college for veterinary undergraduate work with financial assistance from the Army, so immediately went into military service. What I thought would be […]
