Spay/neuter & TNR · Cattaraugus County, NY and across the US
Community cats in Olean, Salamanca and rural Cattaraugus County give birth outside, under porches and in barns, again and again. We pay for the spay/neuter surgery that stops it, here and through grants to partner groups across the US.
Need help with cats on your property? Apply for spay/neuter help →
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Our 90/10 policy
90/10
90% spay/neuter surgery and vet care, locally and through partner grants. 10% traps, transport and running costs.
Why spay/neuter matters
What life is like for an unspayed cat living outside, from published studies and veterinary sources.
Old enough to get pregnant, while she’s still a kitten herself.
Source: FelineVMA (formerly AAFP), pediatric sterilization position statement
About 1.4 litters, with around 3 kittens in each.
Source: Nutter, Levine & Stoskopf (2004), JAVMA: reproduction and kitten survival in free-roaming cats
3 of every 4 of those kittens have died or disappeared. Trauma is the most common cause of death.
Source: Nutter, Levine & Stoskopf (2004), JAVMA: reproduction and kitten survival in free-roaming cats
Below freezing, frostbite can reach her ears, paws and tail, most of all when she’s wet.
No more litters, and an end to the yowling, spraying and fighting that come with mating.
Source: Alley Cat Allies, a step-by-step guide to trap-neuter-return
90% of every gift pays for spay/neuter surgery and vet care; 10% covers traps, transport and running costs.
Free guides · help in Cattaraugus County
Feeding a few strays or a barn colony? Getting them fixed is what stops the kittens.
Kittens alone outside are often not orphaned. Check before you move them.
Every fixed cat means no more litters born outdoors. 90% of every gift pays for spay/neuter surgery and vet care; 10% covers traps, transport and running costs.
Every printable you buy funds our spay/neuter and TNR programs, in Cattaraugus County and through grants to partner groups across the US.
Where your gift goes
Caretakers and volunteers set covered humane traps and check them often. The 10% share covers humane traps and transport.
Photo: Akire gatuna, CC BY-SA 4.0
Spay/neuter, rabies vaccine and a left ear-tip at licensed clinics in Olean & Salamanca. In our county, the 90% pays the clinic directly.
Cats go home to their colony, where caretakers feed and shelter them, and the colony stops growing.
Beyond Cattaraugus County, the same 90% funds board-approved grants to partner rescues and TNR groups across the US for spay/neuter surgery, vaccines and TNR costs. How partner grants work →
Prefer to fund a specific need? See surgery and medical-care gifts →
Free when you join · printable PDFs
Planners, health logs, one-page charts, shelter build plans and a colony binder from a working TNR rescue. Join our free pet health emails and download any of the 18.
Every printable you buy funds our spay/neuter and TNR programs, in Cattaraugus County and through grants to partner groups across the US.
Printable PDF · 14 pages
Three insulated winter shelters for outdoor cats: tote, foam cooler and plywood builds with cut lists, costs, diagrams and straw-not-hay setup.
Free when you join Download it free: Outdoor Cat Shelter Plans for Winter
Fillable PDF · 20 pages
A fillable, printable log for fostering kittens from birth to 8 weeks: feeding, daily weights, meds and milestones, with sourced charts and emergency signs.
Free when you join Download it free: Foster Kitten Care Log: Feeding Chart & Weight Tracker
Fillable PDF · 21 pages
Your cat's health records, emergency numbers and a full sitter handover kit, with vet-sourced reference pages. Type into it on screen, or print it as often as you need.
Free when you join Download it free: Cat Health & Sitter Planner
Fillable PDF · 25 pages
A 25-page fillable, printable binder to run a community cat colony through TNR: cat ID sheets, trap and recovery logs, and handouts for neighbors.
Free when you join Download it free: Colony Caretaker TNR Binder
Free field guide
Our step-by-step guide shows caretakers how to build an insulated shelter that stays dry and warm through Cattaraugus County winters.
Free, sourced field guides
Practical guides for caretakers and foster homes, each with cited sources and a printable PDF.
How Trap-Neuter-Return works, step by step, from feeding schedule to return, and what to have ready before trapping day. What happens at the clinic, why TNR works, and caring for the colony afterward.
How to build an insulated winter shelter for outdoor cats from storage totes or a foam cooler: the right size, straw (never hay), placement, safe heat and upkeep.
How to trap a feral or stray cat humanely for TNR: the right trap, trap training, bait, setting and covering the trap, what to do once a cat is caught, and tips for hard-to-trap cats.
What to feed stray and feral cats, how much and how often, the foods to avoid, a simple feeding station, and feeding through winter cold and summer heat.
A stray was someone’s pet; a feral cat was never socialized to people. The signs that tell them apart, outdoors and in a trap, and what each cat needs: a way home, a new home, or TNR and its colony.
Is it illegal to feed stray cats in New York? What state law says about cats, rabies, state spay/neuter money and local TNR rules. Not legal advice.
48 Free, sourced care guides
16 Printables, free when you join
90% Of every gift pays for spay/neuter and vet care
Catt County Cat NippersNewsletter
Join free to read every guide in full and print its PDF. After that, a short email when the season changes: winter shelters, kitten season, trapping weather.
Don’t wait for kitten season. Apply for spay/neuter vouchers and loaner humane traps. We aim to reply within two business days; for an injured cat, call or text (716) 200-1283.
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