EPVMA Feral Cat Program

Participating Veterinarians - Pets Barn Locations

Did you know

Feral Cats are wild, unowned, outside cats that cannot be handled. There are an estimated 120 to 150 million feral cat in the United States. One unspayed female and her offspring can produce 420,000 cats in seven years.

Program Goals

To reduce the number of feral cats in the El Paso metro area. Our goal is also to reduce the number of cats euthanized in the El Paso area.

How you can help

Bring trapped feral cats from your area to participating veterinarians to have them spayed or neutered and vaccinated against rabies. Return the sterile cats to their original environment allowing them to stabilize the population without increasing colony numbers.

Why return them

True wild cats are rarely tamed and do not make good household pets. Removing the cats from their community merely opens up the niche for other wild cats to move in and does little to control the population numbers. After surgery, returning the cats to where they were trapped stabilizes the population and helps stop the breeding cycle.

Trap that cat!

Visit your local Pets Barn food center to borrow an approved humane cat trap. Be sure to bring your refundable $50 deposit. You will have ten days to return the trap. An instruction sheet with trapping tips will also be provided. Once you have the cat trapped take it to any of the participating vets and the spay or neuter will be done at no charge. For a list of participating veterinarians click on the link at the top of the page.

Funding for the Program

Participating veterinarians volunteer their time for this very important project. Funding for traps, materials, drugs, and vaccinations come from the El Paso Veterinary Medical Association, Pets Barn, community foundation grants and donations from community members like you. If you would like to make a donation either you can donate online by making a check payable EPVMA Feral Cat Program and mail to:

EPVMA Feral Cat Program
P.O. Box 9941
El Paso, TX 79905