Trap night!

I am trapping a local feral colony lately.  We got four cats TNR'ed last week, and we're hoping for another four this week.   Anyway, I thought I would post a little photo journal of what it's like to trap-neuter-return feral cats.

I've got four appointments at the Richmond SPCA tomorrow at 8am.  They, like many SPCAs across the country, offer free spay-neuter appointments and rabies shots for feral cats.  They are essentially the only reason I'm able to do TNR.  Without free surgeries, TNR is too cost-prohibitive.  I can't afford to pay for surgeries for these cats.  I donate annually to the SPCA as a thank-you for this awesome free service they provide.

So tonight I'll set out my traps.  Here are the traps loaded in my borrowed pickup truck, and then another shot of one of the cages with the cover I made for it:  a quarter of a sheet with a hole cut in the top for the handle.

Traps with cover

Cat trappin' at your back door!