Occupied traps should not be placed in the sun, left in the path of sprinklers, or accessible to wild animals (e.g., coyotes or dogs).Always wear heavy gloves and use the trap’s handle when moving the cage.As soon as a cat is trapped, quietly approach the cage, place a covering over the occupied trap and remove it from the area.But you must also remain unseen so the cat approaches the cage. Never leave traps unattended in an unprotected area so the cat can’t be injured or attacked within the trap.Make the food difficult to reach so that the cat must enter the trap completely and step on the trap mechanism. Add a small amount of food directly on a small piece of newspaper deep in the back of the trap. Use cheaper, smelly canned food such as Friskies or Whiska’s to bait the trap.Do not use bowls or towels in the trap either. Do not line the bottom of the trap with sections of newspaper.Cats are less likely to enter a trap if it wobbles or if it is in danger of toppling. Place the trap on a low, level surface in the area where the cats usually feed or have been seen.For more information on how to handle stray cat colonies, please visit these helpful sites:

Pets In Stitches is proud to offer this important service to manage stray cats in the Miami Valley area. This method has been endorsed by national animal welfare groups, as well as many animal control departments, as the best option for stray cats and their communities. TNVR is widely regarded as the most successful and humane method to reduce the stray cat overpopulation. TNVR’s most measurable effect is that fewer cats and kittens flow through animal shelters, resulting in lower euthanasia rates and increased adoptions of shelter cats. It also reduces the nuisance behavior associated with unsterilized cats. The TNVR program stabilizes the colony size by eliminating new litters, so the total number of colony cats can decrease with time. stray cats can live healthy, natural lives on their own, content in their outdoor home with a one-time intervention from humans through Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return. This is a comprehensive management plan where healthy stray cats are sterilized, vaccinated and returned to their habitat. The Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) Program

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