There is a difference between stray cats and feral cats.  A stray cat was generally a companion animal that was lost or abandoned.  They can usually be re-socialized and placed in an adoptive home.  However, a feral cat is a cat that was born to a stray or feral mother and has had little or no human contact.  

 

If kittens are born in the wild there is a window of opportunity to socialize them and place them in an adoptive home.  The best time to work with feral kittens is between 4 and 8 weeks. That is the time when they will begin to wean off their mother.  Trained staff will know exactly how to best socialize these kittens to prepare them for a new home. 

 

Greene County has an overabundance of feral and stray cats.  These cats are reproducing at alarming rates.  A consistent TNR program will help eliminate the suffering that these cat colonies go through due to weather, food scarcity and other dangers. 

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The Greene County Animal Alliance will work very closely with all the towns and villages throughout the county to identify stray and feral cats and begin successful TNR programs.