Animal Summit 2012

For the love of community cats

Hawaiian Humane Society

Community Cat Project 2012Community cats are at risk• Conflicts with public health and wildlife

• The majority of the public either do not like cats or don’t care

Problem is not unique – it’s nationwide• dog story is good - it will be about behavior and health

• cat story is the future - the answer is not adoption

No easy solution• Increased spay / neuter

• Real cat colony management

• Collaboration / shared resources

Owned Dogs & Cats (Oahu Estimates)

Community CatsDefinition• Owned – Partially Owned – Unowned/Stray

• Indoor – Outdoor – Free Roaming

• Socialized – Partially Socialized –

Unsocialized/Feral

Statistics• About 6,000 sterilized per year & 315,000 est. population

Solutions: Increased spay / neuter & Comprehensive approach

to population control

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Feeding Stray CatsDo you feed stray cats that do not belong to you?

Stray cat situation on Oahu remains unchanged; 1 in 5 reportedly feed strays.

Mean # of stray cats feed5.95 cats 4.75 cats 4.83 cats

Stray Cats Fed - Oahu Estimates

Options

• Status Quo (boo! hiss!)

• Shifting the Burden

• Trap / Remove

• Increased Spay / Neuter

• Stationary Clinic

• MASH Clinic

• Mobile Clinic

Austin Humane Society Model

• Fostering Collaboration

• Support existing Trap-Neuter-Release-Manage resources

• Marketing / PR

• Community outreach

Dumb Friends League Mobile Model

• Meow Mobile (2005)– Collaboration – DAVMS, AAF, DFL

– 3 Days / Week

– Community Cats

• Lulu Mobile (2007)– Pure DFL Effort

– Owned Dogs & Cats Only

– 6 Days / Week

• Total Surgeries: 37,000

Meow Mobile

Questions? Discussion:Cat Chat