Spay/neuter & TNR · Cattaraugus County, NY and across the US

Fund the surgery that ends a colony’s kitten season.

We pay spay/neuter and vet bills for community cats in Olean, Salamanca and rural Cattaraugus County, and make board-approved grants to partner rescues and TNR groups across the US.

Choose your gift

Antibiotics and wound care for sick or injured colony cats.

$22.50 to surgery & vet care · $2.50 to traps, transport & running costs

  • 501(c)(3) · tax-deductible as allowed by law
  • 90% to spay/neuter surgery & vet care
  • Local clinics & US partner grants

Need help with cats on your property? Apply for spay/neuter help →

New: printable planners and logs from $5. See the printables →

A young tabby-and-white cat peering over a wooden fence at sunset

Our 90/10 policy

90/10

90% spay/neuter surgery and vet care, locally and through partner grants. 10% traps, transport and running costs.

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Printables from a working TNR rescue

Shelter build plans, a foster kitten log, a health and sitter planner and a colony binder. Sourced care information, made to print at home.

Every printable you buy funds our spay/neuter and TNR programs, in Cattaraugus County and through grants to partner groups across the US.

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Printable PDF · 14 pages

Winter Feral Cat Shelter Build Plans

Three insulated winter shelters for outdoor cats: tote, foam cooler and plywood builds with cut lists, costs, diagrams and straw-not-hay setup.

$5

Printable PDF · 20 pages

Foster Kitten Care Log

A printable log for fostering kittens from birth to 8 weeks: feeding, daily weights, meds and milestones, with sourced charts and emergency signs.

$6

Printable PDF · 21 pages

Cat Health & Sitter Planner

Your cat's health records, emergency numbers and a full sitter handover kit, with vet-sourced reference pages. US Letter, print as often as you need.

$6

Printable PDF · 25 pages

Colony Caretaker TNR Binder

A 25-page printable binder to run a community cat colony through TNR: cat ID sheets, trap and recovery logs, and handouts for neighbors.

$9

All 4 for $19 with The Cat Caretaker Bundle ($26 if bought separately)

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Where your gift goes

From the field to the clinic and back home

  1. A cat safely held in a humane wire live trap at night, lit by a flashlight, during a trap-neuter-return day

    Humane trapping

    Caretakers and volunteers set covered humane traps and check them often. The 10% share covers humane traps and transport.

    Photo: Akire gatuna, CC BY-SA 4.0

  2. A veterinarian listening to a rescued white kitten’s heart with a stethoscope during a clinic checkup

    Licensed surgery

    Spay/neuter, rabies vaccine and a left ear-tip at licensed clinics in Olean & Salamanca. In our county, the 90% pays the clinic directly.

  3. An older caretaker crouching to feed a small colony of street cats on a waterfront promenade

    Return & care

    Cats go home to their colony, where caretakers feed and shelter them, and the colony stops growing.

Beyond Cattaraugus County, the same 90% funds board-approved grants to partner rescues and TNR groups across the US for spay/neuter surgery, vaccines and TNR costs. How partner grants work →

Prefer to fund a specific need? See surgery and medical-care gifts →

A tabby cat crouched in deep snow, looking straight at the camera

Free field guide

A storage tote and a bale of straw can carry a colony through winter.

Our step-by-step guide shows caretakers how to build an insulated shelter that stays dry and warm through Cattaraugus County winters.

Free, sourced field guides

Field Care & Welfare Guides

Practical guides for caretakers and foster homes, each with cited sources and a printable PDF.

All 16 guides & PDFs →

Managing an unfixed colony in Cattaraugus County?

Don’t wait for kitten season. Apply for spay/neuter vouchers and loaner humane traps. We aim to reply within two business days; for an injured cat, call or text (716) 200-1283.

Request colony assistance