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- While a community cat might look exactly the same as a pet cat, community cats survive by avoiding close human interaction. When properly cared for, community cats are happier outdoors in their own territory.
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You'll find that some cats are more than happy to stay as indoor cats. How can you tell whether your cat is keen to be indoors and outdoors? Take a look at our visual guide to see where your cat will be most content.
- Community Cats Are at Home Outdoors
- Community Cats Are Healthy
- Community Cats Are Safe Members of The Community
- Community Cats Have A Place in The Natural Environment
- Community Cats Generally Cannot Adapt to Life Indoors
- Trap-Neuter-Return Helps Cats and The Community
- Community Cats Need Your Help
Cats living outdoors is nothing new. For most of their natural history, cats have lived outside alongside people. Evidence shows cats began living near people over 10,000 years ago, before the pyramids were built! It wasn’t until very recently, with the invention of kitty litter in the 1940s, that so many cats began living indoors only. Community c...
Community cats thrive in their outdoor homes. They are used to living outdoors and are naturally skilled at finding shelter and food all on their own. Studies show community cats are just as healthy as pet cats, with equally low disease rates. Community cats also live just as long as pet cats. Learn more: Cats Living Healthy Lives Outdoors
Community cats are not a threat to public health. Since community cats aren’t friendly to people and avoid contact, it is almost impossible for them to transmit diseases. Science shows community cats don’t spread diseases like rabies and toxoplasmosis, and cats rarely carry germs that make people sick. Learn more about cats and public health
Cats have coexisted outdoors with wildlife for thousands of years. Reliable science shows that cats are part of natural ecosystems and are not a major cause of wildlife population decline. In fact, removing cats from their environment can have a detrimental effect. True conservation is compassionate, does not pit one species against another, and ad...
Community cats are generally not socialized to people and are attached to their outdoor homes and feline families. That means they are unable to live indoors with people, and are therefore unadoptable. Community cats’ inability to be adopted–among other factors–means they are far too often killed in shelters, which are already stressful environment...
In a Trap-Neuter-Return program, community cats are humanely trapped, brought to a veterinarian to be spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and eartipped (the universal sign that a cat has been part of a TNR program), and then returned to their outdoor homes. TNR helps community cats by relieving them of the stresses of mating and breeding, and protectin...
You have the power to save cats! Together, we can address the misconceptions and threats that cost cats their lives. Join the movement to protect community cats, and all cats.
AHS experts weigh in on the ongoing debate about giving cats access to the great outdoors. Cat lovers agree on a lot of things. We know cats can make working from home difficult and wearing a black T-shirt a total mistake.
When properly cared for, community cats are happier outdoors in their own territory. Some community cats are actually stray cats who don't exhibit feral behaviors but rather are friendly and enjoy interaction with humans.
If you're interested in helping community cats where you live, it's important to separate the fact from fiction. Here's what to know about trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) and other ways to help outdoor cats.
They live contented lives with their feline families (often called colonies) in their outdoor homes. Cats, like squirrels, chipmunks, and birds, are capable of living healthy, fulfilling lives in the outdoors. For thousands of years, cats have lived outdoors along side humans.
Stray cats. Like “feral,” the term “stray cat” is often used to describe all cats who live outdoors. However, stray cats are generally pet cats who have been lost or potentially could have been abandoned. Many stray cats might be wary of humans they encounter outside. However, because stray cats were once pets, they are often more ...
