My feral colony

My work moved to a new location in Feb of this year. There is a large recycle center next to us that supports a colony of feral cats. I have been TNR them for the past 6 months. So far I have been able to trap 18 of them. These are some pictures of those involved.

It's great what you're doing.   I know nothing about caring for ferals but love all cats and it breaks my heart to see them struggling to survive outside.  How kind of you to help these poor homeless kitties! 

Wow, that's quite an accomplishment.  Do you know about our "Friend of Ferals Award Badge"?  http://www.thecatsite.com/t/251561/friend-of-ferals-award-badge-apply-here

Good job! They're some very beautiful feral cats. Love that you're helping them.

Do they have shelters and a feeding station too? They all look so healthy for a feral colony.

Norachan said:

 
Good job! They're some very beautiful feral cats. Love that you're helping them.

Do they have shelters and a feeding station too? They all look so healthy for a feral colony.

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They find shelter within the recycle center. They like hiding under the dumpsters. There are some out buildings as well that they hide in. I have an area where I feed them twice a day. They were all really healthy before I arrived. I assume they are living well on the rodent population.

Beautiful 

I spotted 4 new kittens that are about 5 months old. Looks like I'll be back out trapping in the next week or two.

This is one of them.

trapperdave said:

 
I spotted 4 new kittens that are about 5 months old. Looks like I'll be back out trapping in the next week or two.

This is one of them.

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Wow, beautiful markings.

It takes a while to get all of the females fixed, but if you just leave your trap out whenever you notice any newcomers you'll eventually get them all. The good thing is that once they've been trapped once they don't want to go near the trap again, so you don't have to worry catching the same cat over and over.

Well, that's what usually happens. You sometimes get some stubborn cat who keeps going in for the bait as they realise that you'll come and set them free soon.

Got a bunch more to trap next week. So far I've identified 6 more that need to be altered. I typical trap 2 a week.