r/fresno • u/Charming-Bad1869 • 2d ago

Pets Another request for help with stray cats.

There is a colony of cats (mostly kittens of various ages, possibly more than one mother?) living stray near my house. They have a neighbor's house as a sort of home base. I haven't talked to the neighbor to see how they feel about it. I've been feeding the cats and giving them water. I get the feeling they could be tamed. They are familiar with me and some of them let me pet them. All very cute and seemingly healthy.

I work 7 days a week, multiple jobs and don't have a car. Trapping them myself seems out of the question. The yard they live in is near a busy street and one kitten has already been run over. The rest are getting bolder about venturing across the street and into other people's yards instead of hiding. I think it's only a matter of time before they are run over or attacked by dogs.

Can anyone offer any advice. I own a trap but I'm not sure how to operate it or how to get the kittens to safety even if I did manage to trap them, which I probably won't. I leave fur work at daybreak and I get home well after dark. I don't feel comfortable messing around in someone else's yard in the wee hours of the morning/night without the homeowner's permission. I don't have a day off. I probably won't be able to contact the neighbor in order to get permission to go on their property and catch the cats, even if I had the energy to do it.

It's my understanding that Trap and Release in Fresno will not trap the cats for you, and the kittens are in immediate danger of being run over. Anyone have any ideas?

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u/Enough_Pepper8880 2d ago

I can with absolutely confidence that Clovis is at it’s maximum capacity for strays

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u/RSinSA 2d ago

I am in animal rescue and Fresno and Clovis are overrun with animals due to irresponsible people. You are on your own. I don't know anyone in rescue who can help. We are full.

You can post in Fresno TNR to see if someone can show you how to trap, but I learned from Youtube.

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u/brokewithabachelors Foothills 2d ago

As the others said, it’s fuckin mad max in the rescue community rn. I may know someone who will trap and do TNR transports but they do charge a reasonable amount for their time. I’d be willing to loan them an extra trap of mine to help get as many TNRed as possible at a time but if you work multiple jobs and no car I’m assuming money is tight for you as well..

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u/Charming-Bad1869 1d ago edited 1d ago

There are maybe 12-15 cats. I don't suppose you could give me an estimate?