A dead end with a few ferals here on long island.

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Oh boy I dont know if she can help me in my situation.
This is realy bad now I have stray cats that depend on me and i cant help them. Just to name a few reasons why they need help.

1. they are dependent on me because I thought by fall I could find them homes or shelters, but that did not work out so far. So now if im not there they will go hungry.
2. I cant trap any cats to get them spayed/neutered. I only have enough money to feed them a can a day, and my parents will not pay for there operation. Even with the lowest-cost clinic prices or vet prices, its still too much for me to afford even for one operation.
3. the railroad is far from a safe area even for the most experienced cats. You have a speeding train, fast cars, mouse poison by peoples houses, no protection from bad weather, and people who dont like cats and I dont even want to think what they will do to them. The MUST be moved to a safer location into someones house or a cat colony with a caretaker who can give them med's, food, vet care, and warm shelter.
4. the railroad is town property so I CANT set up a shelter for them, nor is there any caretakers in my area I have already checked. Also my town does not deal with stray cats they are allowed to roam anywhere and are only captured if they are sick like with rabies, or dead. So now matter how much I beg for someone to feed them thats involved wth the town it's just not gonna happen.
5. I dont have enough money or members to start a rescue group. I cant do it alone when i only get $10.00 a week, which will be ending soon because mowing my lawn for my parents is almost over.

Im begging please anyone out there I have tried my best for a month to solve this problem but have found no answers. Please someone out there can you PLEASE help I know someone out there has an answer. Before winter comes and the cats must face more danger.
 

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Keith,

Check out my link I have about outdoor enclosures in the ferals and rescue section .. Katie (TNR1) gave some excellent links for some very inexpensive enclosures just to get the cats by in the winter. I'm sure if you pm Katie (or Hissy) - they can give you an idea if there are any TNR rescue groups in that area that could help you out.

Good luck!

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Originally Posted by keith p

Oh boy I dont know if she can help me in my situation.
This is realy bad now I have stray cats that depend on me and i cant help them. Just to name a few reasons why they need help.

1. they are dependent on me because I thought by fall I could find them homes or shelters, but that did not work out so far. So now if im not there they will go hungry.
2. I cant trap any cats to get them spayed/neutered. I only have enough money to feed them a can a day, and my parents will not pay for there operation. Even with the lowest-cost clinic prices or vet prices, its still too much for me to afford even for one operation.
3. the railroad is far from a safe area even for the most experienced cats. You have a speeding train, fast cars, mouse poison by peoples houses, no protection from bad weather, and people who dont like cats and I dont even want to think what they will do to them. The MUST be moved to a safer location into someones house or a cat colony with a caretaker who can give them med's, food, vet care, and warm shelter.
4. the railroad is town property so I CANT set up a shelter for them, nor is there any caretakers in my area I have already checked. Also my town does not deal with stray cats they are allowed to roam anywhere and are only captured if they are sick like with rabies, or dead. So now matter how much I beg for someone to feed them thats involved wth the town it's just not gonna happen.
5. I dont have enough money or members to start a rescue group. I cant do it alone when i only get $10.00 a week, which will be ending soon because mowing my lawn for my parents is almost over.

Im begging please anyone out there I have tried my best for a month to solve this problem but have found no answers. Please someone out there can you PLEASE help I know someone out there has an answer. Before winter comes and the cats must face more danger.
 

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Nope. didn't remember.

I would PM Hissy or TNR1 - they are probably your best bet as far as finding a TNR group around. They will put them on a list to be trapped and it won't cost you anything to have them fixed.

Originally Posted by keith p

I cant put up any outdoor enclosures "Town Propery" not mine, remember?
 

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Well, I know that the org I volunteer with does the trapping but of course if the person who is feeding them can, then that's great- but it also means them keeping them until they can get them scheduled for the spay/neuter.

If you can't keep them with you, you may want to find out (after finding a group in the first place) when they (or anyone) is having a spay clinic and see if you can transport them there to have it done.

The very first thing you need to do is try and find a TNR group. I know someone else from a rescue group said she was going to help you - try and see if that works out as well.

Good luck!

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Do they trap them or do I if there on the "list"? just trying to find out details here.
 
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Thanks for you help, but unfortunetly none of those organzitions can help me here. Some only work in New York City, not parts of Long Island. The others require you MUST already be caretaker or willing to be a caretaker for all the stray cats for them to help with the spay/neuter and trapping. I cant do that, so that eliminated the rest of the organiztions. I need money just to start being a caretaker, and I already dont have enough of that to start. Plus I couldnt do it alone, if I ever got sick for 1-2 days and could not come and feed the cats, I would be in serious trouble! Anyone else got any more ideas or know people who can help and live by me?
 

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Keith...didn't Leesali state she was trying to help you??

I'm working on it Keith Will be at the adoption center/Humane Society Friday and over the weekend. I will relay the information & see what can be done. Hang-in there and thank-you for being concerned about the colony.
I would continue to work with her since she has already stated that she would see what she could do.

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I agree.

Originally Posted by TNR1

Keith...didn't Leesali state she was trying to help you??




I would continue to work with her since she has already stated that she would see what she could do.

Katie
 
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I just found a website that tells if you have a local cat rescue group or "caretakers" in your area. There are NONE in my entire area, can you believe it! But there are 50 something people who want to join if they have one, just nobody has taken the step to actually start one! So then I contacted the Suffolk County SPCA to ask about there spay/neuter program. I also expalined that there are no caretakers in West Babylon so that way they also know about my "situation" here, also adding the railroad is NOT SAFE, and relocation is best for them all. I also wanted to know is spay/neuter is free, and if they can relocate them to an area with a caretaker, which obviously probably wont be in West Babylon, because there arent any! lol crazy people here.

I hope these guys will be of some help they have helped in other towns from what I saw in the "news" section.
 

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That's the best you can do - call and do your research .. and be persistant when you do reach someone that you think can help you. Unfortunately, they get these types of calls all day long - don't let yours fall to the wayside.

Here's a link I found - don't know if it will help you - may give you an idea of different org's around. Heck, even calling them and asking them what they think. You never know- they may go out of their way to help.. even if it means driving a good distance. It never hurts to ask!

http://www.nationalferalcatday.org/database.html

Originally Posted by keith p

I just found a website that tells if you have a local cat rescue group or "caretakers" in your area. There are NONE in my entire area, can you believe it! But there are 50 something people who want to join if they have one, just nobody has taken the step to actually start one! So then I contacted the Suffolk County SPCA to ask about there spay/neuter program. I also expalined that there are no caretakers in West Babylon so that way they also know about my "situation" here, also adding the railroad is NOT SAFE, and relocation is best for them all. I also wanted to know is spay/neuter is free, and if they can relocate them to an area with a caretaker, which obviously probably wont be in West Babylon, because there arent any! lol crazy people here.

I hope these guys will be of some help they have helped in other towns from what I saw in the "news" section.
 

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Originally Posted by keith p

I just found a website that tells if you have a local cat rescue group or "caretakers" in your area. There are NONE in my entire area, can you believe it! But there are 50 something people who want to join if they have one, just nobody has taken the step to actually start one! So then I contacted the Suffolk County SPCA to ask about there spay/neuter program. I also expalined that there are no caretakers in West Babylon so that way they also know about my "situation" here, also adding the railroad is NOT SAFE, and relocation is best for them all. I also wanted to know is spay/neuter is free, and if they can relocate them to an area with a caretaker, which obviously probably wont be in West Babylon, because there arent any! lol crazy people here.

I hope these guys will be of some help they have helped in other towns from what I saw in the "news" section.
Keith, I think you should start contacting each of the 50 people who want to join a rescue group. Let them know that you are a teenager, with lots of heart but no money. If a few of the adults will get together to pay for spay/neuter, you can help trap and feed. I do not think the cats need to be relocated. They cats know to dodge the trains. My barn cat Will was born at a dairy farm, and he still runs for shelter when a truck comes down the street, from learning as a kitten to run from the milk truck!

It is nearly impossible to relocate a lot of cats-it is costly and difficult. Much easier to speuter and keep them there. If you can get some adults to help organize, maybe one of them is friends with a politician, and can get permission to set up shelters.

Check with your parents for permission to contact these people. Remind them that community service will help you get into college, and this is community service. If they are opposed, talk to your teachers. Will any of them help you and some other kids try to contact these people to spear-head a movement?

Do not give up. You can make this happen, you just need local help! And I suggest stop buying canned food, dry is usually cheaper.
 
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