A feral cat has been separated from domestication and has returned to a wild state. They may live alone, but are usually found in groups called feral colonies.
It's important to spay/neuter ALL cats because they become pregnant repeatedly every year and have five to seven kittens in each litter. An unaltered female cat can produce hundreds of kittens in a lifetime, and if those offspring are not spay/neutered, the population explodes. Our shelter receives hundreds of feral cats and kittens every year. Please do everything you can to make sure that every cat is spayed or neutered.
Trap-Neuter-Return
Feral Cat Information from the Humane Society of the United States
Spay/Neuter Information and Resources (Regional and National):
- All About Pets
- 6104 San Juan Blvd., Citrus Heights (916) 722-0400
- No appointment necessary. Must be in a feral trap.
- Drop off times: 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., Mon. - Fri.
- Alley Cat Allies, New York
- Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode
- 6200 Enterprise Drive, #D, Diamond Springs
- (530) 642-2287
- Cats and small dogs only. Feral cats accepted
- Cats: $25 - $35, Dogs: $75-$85
- Animal Spay Neuter (ASN)
- 3542 KOA Way, Auburn, CA 95602
- (530) 889-8800
- Clinic is open Tues, Wed, & Thursdays
- Best Friends Animal Sanctuary "Catnippers feral program"
- Bradshaw Animal Shelter (Return to Field Program - RTF)
- 3839 Bradshaw Road, Sacramento, CA
- (916) 386-7387
- No appointment necessary. Must be in a feral trap. No cost.
- Drop-Off Times at Admission Door: Sunday, Monday & Tuesday - 10:30 am to 4:30 pm
- Two cats per person per week (subject to availability)
- Coalition for Community Cats (C4CC)
- Email:
info@coalition4cats.org
- Excellent information about feral cats, trapping and monthly spay/neuter clinics
- $15 - First Sunday of every month, includes FVRCP and rabies
- Community Spay/Neuter Clinic (CSNC)
- 3839 Bradshaw Road, Sacramento, CA 95827
- (916) 368-7314
- Clinic Open Tuesday-Friday
- Feral Cat Coalition, San Diego
- Fieldhaven Feline Rescue, Greater Lincoln Area
- 916-434-6022
- Spay/neuter assistance for feral cat caretakers, rescuers of stray and feral cats and low-income residents of Lincoln, Newcastle, Wheatland and Sheridan. Services free but donations encouraged
- Fix Our Ferals (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties)
- Neighborhood Cats
- PetCare
- 1014 Douglas Blvd., Roseville
- (916) 791-9599, ext. 9122
- Females: $46 / Males: $28
- Placer County Animal Shelter
- 11251 B Avenue, Auburn CA
- Free feral spay/neuter for Placer County residents. Call first to check availability, then stop by to pick up a voucher Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Placer SPCA
- 200 Tahoe Ave, Roseville, CA 95678
- 916-782-7722, ext. 201
- Feral spay/neuter vouchers for all Placer County residents. Call first to check voucher availability
- Sacramento Feral Resources
- Details about local feral resources including trapping and more
- Sacramento Area Animal Coalition
- 916-808-7729
- Feral Cat Coupon Program: $10 co-pay for Sacramento and Yolo County residents
- Sacramento SPCA (Feral Daily Clinics)
- 6201 Florin-Perkins Rd., Sacramento
- (916) 383-7387, Extension 9287
- Email:
spayclinic@sspca.org
- Monday-Saturday walk-ins (7:30-8:30)
- Females: $45
- Males: $30
- Sacramento SPCA (Sunday Clinics)
- Our Sunday clinic is 4 Sunday's a month, by appointment.
- The charge is $17 per cat and includes Spay/Neuter, Mandatory Ear tip, FVRCP & Rabies Vx, flea and ear mite treatment.
- To schedule- email: feralcats@sspca.org or 916-504-2818
We are providing this list as a service to the animal lovers in the Sacramento area, but it changes often. These organizations are not related to the Bradshaw Animal Shelter or Sacramento County in any way and appearance on this list does not constitute endorsement.
