Program Guidelines
- Ensuring that the cat(s) are of sufficient age and health to thrive outdoors
- Minimum weight for the program is two (2) pounds
- Efforts will be made to place kittens under eight (8) weeks old in a foster environment
- Preventing or mitigating nuisances to citizens
- If the cat(s) have an unknown intake area, it is not eligible for return
- If the cat(s) are being returned to an area, we must have reliable information on where the cat lived and then be returned to its outdoor home only.
- Behavior will not be factored into decision to return due to unpredictability of behavior in a trap/shelter setting
- Cat(s) that are eligible to participate in the pilot program may be trapped by a community member and either brought to the shelter by that community member or picked-up by FBCAS
- Humane traps are available for rental from FBCAS for a $100 check refundable when you return the trap in the same condition it was rented
- All cats that participate in the program will be kept at the shelter for 24 hours prior to being returned to their outdoor home
- All cat(s) that are trapped must be trapped in a humane fashion and according to protocol.
- Community members will turn in the cat(s) to FBCAS with the express understanding that the cat(s) will be sterilized, receive a rabies vaccination, be ear-tipped and returned to its outdoor home either by the trapper or designated transporter