Participating Veterinary Clinics
: Please click on this link to view a current listing of El Paso
Veterinary Medical Association member clinics that are participating in
the EPVMA's Feral Cat Program.
Humane
Organizations
Animal
Rescue League of El Paso
6821
Secretariat Drive
El
Paso, Texas 79932-2633
915/
877-3785
Animal
Welfare Group of El Paso
5616
Panther Drive
El
Paso, Texas 79924
915/
751-6189
Pet
Guardian Angel
Pet Haven
1206A
McRae
565 Coculas
El
Paso, Texas 79925
El Paso, Texas 79932
915/598-0411
Valley Feed
Pet Food Centers
Lower
Valley
Lower Valley
368
N. Yarbrough
1790 Zaragosa
915/
591-9415
915/ 849-0653
West
Shadow Mountain
8020
Mesa
126 Shadow Mtn.
(Peachtree
Plaza)
915/ 584-3468
915/
833-1178
Central/East
East
9828
Montana
1360 Lee Trevino
915/
594-9144
915/ 592-7443
Northeast
9581
Dyer Street
915/
751-3553
Feral
cats
are wild, unowned, outside cats that can not be handled.
Program
Goals
Start-up
date: Fall-Winter, 2000
To
reduce the number of feral cats in the El Paso metro area.
To
reduce the number of cats euthanized each year in the El Paso area.
How You
Can Help?
Bring
trapped feral cats from your area to participating veterinarians to have
them spayed or castrated and vaccinated against Rabies.
Release
the sterile cats back into their original environment allowing them to
stabilize the population without increasing colony numbers.
Remember:
Vaccinating
against rabies helps prevent the spread of this fatal disease to people
and their pets.
Castrating
male cats helps to reduce behaviors such as fighting, urine marking and
late night howling. Less
fighting decreases the spread of infectious diseases.
Fewer
young mouths to feed means better nutrition and health for the existing
colony.
Trapping
and removing cats from an area opens up a slot for another fertile cat
to repopulate. Sterilizing
and returning to the area helps keeps another fertile cat from entering
the area.
Why
Release Them?
True
wild cats are rarely tamed and do not make
good household pets.
Removing
the cats from their environment merely opens up the niche for other wild
cats to move in and does little to control the population numbers.
Trap that
Cat!
Once the Program has started, visit your local
Valley Feed Pet Food Center to borrow an approved cat trap.
Be sure to bring your refundable $50 deposit.
You will have 2 weeks to return the trap. An instruction sheet
will be provided.
Participating
Veterinarians: Please click on this
link to view a current list of participating veterinary clinics. In
the fall, once you have trapped the cat, you can call to make a special
appointment for the cat’s surgery.
What Cats
are Qualified?
Only true wild cats that cannot be handled and
are un-owned will be allowed to participate in the program.
Cats must be at least 12 weeks of age.
How Much
Does it Cost?
The
Program pays for surgery and Rabies vaccination for qualified cats.
If
you want additional vaccinations, tests, or treatments you will be
charged based upon the veterinarian’s fee schedule.
Funding
for the Program
Participating
veterinarians volunteer their time for this very important project.
Funding for traps, materials, drugs, and vaccinations will come from the
El Paso Veterinary Medical Association, Valley Feed Pet Food Centers,
community foundation grants and donations from community members like
you.
Contributions
should be made out to “EPVMA Feral Cat Program” and mailed to EPVMA
Feral Cat Program, PO Box 808, Santa Teresa, NM 88008.
Thank you for your interest and your donation.
This important and worthwhile community program has an
anticipated start-up date on Fall or Winter, 2000.
