Help Wild Cats

Wild cat populations can and have been successfully decreased by working with conscientious people to care for them and have them sterilized. The processs of trapping and euthanizing cats has not proven to be an effective strategy for reducing the wild cat population.

The “trap-neuter-return” (TNR) method of humanely controlling feral cat populations is endorsed by Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, the Cornell Feline Health Center, Alley Cat Allies and many other national organizations. Although TNR programs are not perfect, their advantages are clear. They end the breeding of more unwanted cats; reduce annoying feline mating behaviors such as spraying, fighting and yowling; control the spread of disease; provide an opportunity to return socialized cats running at large to their homes, or to find new homes through adoption.

Free-roaming cats are a community issue that requires a thoughtful, humane approach. The Wisconsin Humane Society Ozaukee Campus needs a community network to resolve suffering of barn and other free-roaming cats.

Please call our TNR phone line at (262) 988-5978 and leave a detailed message if you are interested in being part of a coalition to help cats.