A feral cat has been separated from domestication, whether through abandonment, loss or running away, and returned to a wild state. Feral cats may live alone, but are usually found in groups called feral colonies. Their average life span is usually less than two years while a housecat lives an average of sixteen years or more!*
It's extremely important to spay/neuter ALL cats! Cats become pregnant repeatedly every year and have five to seven kittens in each litter. An unaltered female cat can produce hundreds of kittens in a lifetime, and if those offspring are not spay/neutered, the population of unwanted cats explodes. Our shelter receives literally hundreds of feral cats and kittens every year and there simply aren't enough homes. Please do everything you can to make sure that every cat is spay or neutered.
Some Spay/Neuter Resources (Regional and National):
All About Pets
6104 San Juan Blvd., Citrus Heights
(916) 722-0400
Feral females: $30 / Feral males: $15
(prices include rabies vaccine)
No appointment necessary, must be in a feral trap
Drop off times: 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., Mon. - Fri.
Alley Cat Allies, New York
Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode
6200 Enterprise Drive, #D, Diamond Springs
(530) 642-2287
Cats and small dogs only. Feral cats accepted
Cats: $25 - $35, Dogs: $75-$85
Auburn Animal Spay/Neuter Clinic
3524 Koa Way, Auburn
(530) 889-8800
Clinic is open Tues,Wed, & Thursdays
Female: $30 ($15 for F kittens 2-4 mos.) / Male: $15 ($10 for M kittens 2-4 mos.)
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary "Catnippers feral program"
Bryan Kortis
Coalition for Community Cats (C4CC)
Email: info@coalition4cats.org
Excellent information about feral cats, trapping and monthly spay/neuter clinics
$15 - First Sunday of every month, includes FVRCP and rabies
Feral Cat Caretakers (Los Angeles County)
Feral Cat Coalition, San Diego
Fieldhaven Feline Rescue
916-434-6022
Spay/neuter assistance for feral cat caretakers, rescuers of stray and feral cats and low-income residents of Lincoln, Newcastle, Wheatland and Sheridan. Services free but donations encouraged
Fix Our Ferals (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties)
Folsom Feline Rescue
916-484-4099
Low cost feral Spay/neuter programs for Folsom residents
Home Pet Care
735 H Street, Davis
(530) 753-1763
Females: $35 to $40/ Males: $25
Pet Care
1014 Douglas Blvd.,Roseville
(916) 791-9599, ext. 9122
Females: $46 / Males: $28
Placer County Animal Shelter
11251 B Avenue, Auburn CA
Free feral spay/neuter for Placer County residents. Call first to check availability, then stop by to pick up a voucher Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Placer County SPCA
150 Corporation Yard Road, Roseville CA
916-782-7722, ext. 201
Feral spay/neuter vouchers for all Placer County residents. Call first to check voucher availability
Sacramento Area Animal Coalition
916-808-7729
Feral Cat Coupon Program: $10 co-pay for Sacramento and Yolo County residents
Sacramento SPCA feral cat daily clinics (One cat per trap)
6201 Florin-Perkins Rd., Sacramento
(916) 383-7387, Extension 9287
Email: spayclinic@sspca.org
Monday-Saturday walk-ins (7:30-8:30)
Females: $45
Males: $30
Sacramento SPCA Monthly Clinics
Third Sunday of the month
$15, includes FVRCP and rabies
916-383-7387 ext 9287 to sign up
We are providing this list as a service to the animal lovers in the Sacramento area, but it changes often. These organizations are not related to Sacramento Animal Shelter or Sacramento County in any way and appearance on this list does not constitute endorsement.
* Adapted from Wikipedia