Animal Rescue & TNR Resources
Feral Cat Shelters
The Toronto Humane Society, through its TNR Task Force, and in collaboration with the Toronto Street Cats builds and provides shelters for a small donation.
Oshawa Animal Services has also begun to build and sell cat shelters
Trap-Neuter-Return Workshops
Community Cats Toronto offer an inexpensive, one day certification course.
Vaccination Services
Toronto Humane Society offers a public vaccination service for cats and dogs, available to all members of the public (not only Toronto residents).
General Cat Information
Declawing
The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) statement of March 29, 2017 opposing declawing (onychectomy)
The Paw Project provides information educate the public about the painful and crippling effects of feline declawing.
AVA tri-fold brochure educating cat owners about declawing.
Other Resources
Lost and Found – Tips for Recovering a Lost Pet
Breaking the Ice – Bringing Home a New Cat
Introducing your New Cat to Dogs
Introducing Your New Cat to Other Pets
How to Train Kitty Not to Scratch the Furniture
The Litter Box – from Your Cat’s Perspective
The Benefits of Keeping Your Cat Indoors©
- They’re less likely to be hit by a car crossing the living room than they are crossing the street.
- They won’t get bitten or get rabies, fleas or worms from free-roaming animals.
- You won’t have to bail them out of the local animal shelter.
- It’s unlikely that they will get feline leukemia virus, feline immunodeficiency virus and other contagious diseases.
- When it’s 10:00 at night, you will always know where your cat is – inside, getting ready to start playing at midnight.
- They won’t get killed, attacked or eaten by dogs, foxes and coyotes.
- There is less chance of them getting hurt, abused, tortured, poisoned or killed by humans.
- They won’t get locked in a garage or shed and freeze to death.