Humane Society Blog

Last year, the Mendocino Coast Humane Society committed to bring the Feral Cat colonies back into balance on the Mendocino Coast. To many kittens were being born and the colonies were being put under stress. The stress caused by the colonies becoming over-crowded causes the colony cats to become more susceptible to disease.

From July - December 2007, we spayed/neutered 119 Feral cats.
68 female and 51 males

We received many donations, but they did not make a dent in the $5,500 that we spent to spay/neuter the 119 Feral cats. We need another $5,500 to spay/neuter another 120 cats in the next 6 months. We know this sounds like a lot of money, but it is a small cost when you realize that 680 kittens will not be born in just one year.  If we can spay/neuter another 120 in the next 6 months, we will prevent another 680 kittens from being born. With this kind of effort, we will make a real impact on the growing feral population on the Mendocino Coast. You can help us make a difference.

Donate any amount and help us prevent unwanted feral litters and make the life of the existing feral cats better. We need your help!
The Humane Society has received a small grant to start testing the Ferals for disease. We need to ensure the existing colonies are disease-free, so our local domestic cat population does not contract any deadly diseases. The tests cost $14 each and that does not include the costs of the staff to perform the tests.

The Mendocino Coast Humane Society thanks you for your assistance.