A question about traps

yayi

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Recently I attended an animal welfare conference and met several people active in ABC (animal birth control) programs. On one occassion I got into a debate on the use of humane traps for stray/feral cats. I believe that because it is a "trap" the animal should be moved to a proper carrier or cage as soon as it is trapped. However, the persons I was talking to, used their traps not only to catch the cat, but after the S/N surgery the cat was kept there to recover and also used as transport for release. Granted their traps were a bit larger than the average so the cat has room to stretch. But still... to me a trap is a trap. What do you think?
 

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I hate those traps I got about 8 in them, but I brought them home and put them in an enclouser, I got 7 in a drop trap including the 5 baby females I have now and there mommy that I actually picked up and put her in a carries, I took all of them to the vet in nice clean padded carriers, and put them in a upstairs bedroom to recoup, then put them back in the enclouser, it's more work, But I'd rather try and make them comfy, I actually like the drop trap the best but then you do have to get them into a carrier, that is what I did with these last 5, I guess if there really bad maybe there's not choice, the babies will be getting spayed, shots tested, wormed by the 2s on the 12th of july
 

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Originally Posted by yayi

Recently I attended an animal welfare conference and met several people active in ABC (animal birth control) programs. On one occassion I got into a debate on the use of humane traps for stray/feral cats. I believe that because it is a "trap" the animal should be moved to a proper carrier or cage as soon as it is trapped. However, the persons I was talking to, used their traps not only to catch the cat, but after the S/N surgery the cat was kept there to recover and also used as transport for release. Granted their traps were a bit larger than the average so the cat has room to stretch. But still... to me a trap is a trap. What do you think?
The ACA feral cat clinic will only accept cats if they are in a humane trap. Every clinic between 45-100 cats are fixed.

Katie
 

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If the choice is temporary lodging in a trap, or trying to move a frantic, terrified feral from a trap into a carrier, I go for the trap. My group recommends a trap specifically designed to be able to hold ferals for several days.

Depends on how tame the feral is to my mind.
 

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I use the trap always to transport the cats to the vet- and they stay inside the trap until after they heal from the surgery if they are being re-released. If they are staying for socialization they go up in the cat room
 

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Most traps are bigger than most carriers, and a cat does not understand the difference - it is the word 'trap' that is offensive to our ears. I would have thought the more room the cat has to move around in while it is being transported/treated the better, though a blanket thrown over it can calm it, and the trauma of moving a terrified animal to a smaller enclosure has to be bad, not to mention the additional risk of being bitten/scratched.
 
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