{"id":519,"date":"2020-06-04T21:28:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T21:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animalservices.venturacounty.gov\/?page_id=519"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:10:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T22:10:22","slug":"catprograms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/animalservices.venturacounty.gov\/tl\/catprograms\/","title":{"rendered":"Mga Programang Pusa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"519\" class=\"elementor elementor-519\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f879ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f879ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d40126d\" data-id=\"d40126d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6488e1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6488e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>CAT PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52ecc63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52ecc63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7de4991\" data-id=\"7de4991\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f740df elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8f740df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#cattraploanprogram\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cat Trap Loan Program<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alleycat.org\/community-cat-care\/humane-deterrents\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cat Deterrents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#catenrichment\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cat Enrichment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/communitycatscharity.mystrikingly.com\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Community Cats Charity<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#humanetrapping\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Humane Trapping<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10bfff2\" data-id=\"10bfff2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f77e9b6 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f77e9b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ifoundacat\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">I Found a Cat<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ifoundkittens\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">I Found Kittens<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tnr\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Trap Neuter Return (TNR)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tnrsurgery\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">TNR Surgery Appointments<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#workingwhiskers\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Working Whiskers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9b1474 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9b1474\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd4e40a\" data-id=\"bd4e40a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdf7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1fdf7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is a very large population of owned and unowned cats in Ventura County.\u00a0 According to the University of Wisconsin&#8217;s\u00a0Outdoor Cat Population Calculator, based on the size and human population of Ventura County (not including Santa Paula or Thousand Oaks) there are approximately:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong>1,052,017<\/strong> Indoor only cats<\/li><li><strong>701,345<\/strong> Indoor\/outdoor cats<\/li><li><strong>1,001,921<\/strong> Outdoor community cats<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Community cats<\/span>\u00a0are cats who can be described as outdoor, unowned or free-roaming. \u00a0They can be friendly or feral, adult or kitten, healthy or sick, altered (spayed or neutered) or unaltered. \u00a0Community cats may or may not have a caregiver and range in temperament from domestic house cats who have outdoor access, to feral (or wild) cats who cannot be handled.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Feral cats<\/span>\u00a0(also known as wild cats) have very little to no human contact. \u00a0They tend to be fearful of people and survive outdoors alone or in packs. \u00a0Feral cats are not likely to become domestic unless they are young enough to be domesticated by humans.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Feral kittens<\/span>\u00a0are similar to feral cats. \u00a0The main difference is that some of these kittens can be made to accept human touch over time and even seek affection. \u00a0If successfully domesticated, these cats can be adopted out. \u00a0Once kittens have reached a certain age, however, they generally cannot be domesticated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1142760 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1142760\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f81fbd6\" data-id=\"f81fbd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20c8b8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20c8b8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ventura County Animal Services has implemented an array of programs and forged crucial partnerships in an effort to find appropriate placements for all cats.\u00a0 It is our responsibility as a community to know what is the best pathway for cats of all temperaments.\u00a0 This page provides expert advice and guidance regarding the appropriate handling of cats of various ages who live in a variety of circumstances.\u00a0 Information provided here is drawn from scientific data collected from well-respected subject matter experts in the field of animal welfare.<\/p><p>Some of our efforts to address the issue of Community Cat include:<\/p><ul><li>Revised our TNR process to be more user-friendly,<\/li><li>Providing a single-day TNR surgery process,<\/li><li>Implemented online surgery appointment scheduling,<\/li><li>Providing approximately twenty (20) TNR surgeries per week to cats brought in by community members or local trappers,<\/li><li>Facilitated meetings with members of the Community Cats Coalition, other providers, and key trappers to establish a Community Cat Task Group dedicated to strategically addressing community cat issues,<\/li><li>Hired a full-time Foster Care Coordinator who helps find temporary placements for thousands of underage\/underweight kittens annually,<\/li><li>Established a Feline Care Coordinator position dedicated to overseeing the care and pathways for cats of all temperaments within the shelter,<\/li><li>Hosted and facilitated a Community Information Event with Christi Metropole from the Stray Cat Alliance in Los Angeles,<\/li><li>Hosted and facilitated a Community Information Event with Dr. Kate Hurley, director of the Koret Shelter Medicine Program at USC,<\/li><li>Updated our website to provide clear and comprehensive information regarding cat\/kitten services and resources,<\/li><li>Received funding from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to provide spay\/neuter surgical services to 100 unowned community cats,<\/li><li>Received funding from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for our &#8220;Going Home with a Cone&#8221; program designed to provide crucial spay\/neuter services for animals redeemed by pet owners who are low-income,<\/li><li>Implemented a Cat Trap Loan Program to provide humane traps to those who wish to trap cats for the purposes of TNR,<\/li><li>Partnered with the Simi Valley Non-Profit Spay &amp; Neuter Clinic to provide no-cost spay\/neuter services to the residents of contract cities via their mobile clinics,<\/li><li>Provide spay\/neuter vouchers for pet owners,<\/li><li>Updated our lost and found page to include specific information for cat parents on how to increase their chances of finding their lost cat,<\/li><li>Created no-cost KITTEN STARTER KITS for Good Samaritans who would like to care for underage\/underweight kittens they have found.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b4ca7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b1b4ca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"ifoundacat\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ebbadc elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ebbadc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c2081e\" data-id=\"2c2081e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e71963c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e71963c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" contenteditable=\"true\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\">I FOUND A CAT<\/h1><p>If you found an adult cat who appears <b>healthy<\/b>, in <b>good condition<\/b>, and are of a <b>healthy weight<\/b>, they\u2019re likely being cared for by one or more people nearby and should not be taken to the shelter. \u00a0Approximately <strong>65%<\/strong> of community cats are being taken care of by someone nearby, and about <strong>66%<\/strong> of cats who are reported as \u201cmissing\u201d actually return home\u00a0<strong>on their own<\/strong> if left undisturbed. \u00a0But there are exceptions.<\/p><p>If a cat appears\u00a0<b>sick<\/b> or <b>injured<\/b>, if their coat appears <b>unkempt,<\/b>\u00a0if they appear to be <b>thin<\/b>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">please bring them to the shelter ASAP.<\/span>\u00a0 Note that only <strong>6% of stray cats<\/strong> brought to shelters are ever reunited with their families.\u00a0 Please use the chart below to help you make decisions about the cat you just found.<\/p><p>Automatically taking lost cats to the shelter doesn&#8217;t really help them find their families because only about <b>4%-5<\/b><strong>%<\/strong> of stray cats brought to the shelter are ever reunited with their families or caregivers.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Unlike dog owners, cat owners tend to wait longer to see if their cat returns home.\u00a0 And after their 5-day stray hold has ended in our shelter, they are made available for adoption.\u00a0 Cats placed in kennels causes their stress level to rise which lowers their immune system making them susceptible to illness.\u00a0 This is why it is crucial to leave healthy and happy cats where they are.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><b>WHAT TO DO IF YOU FOUND AN ADULT CAT<\/b><\/h2><div>Please follow this handy flowchart to help you determine the best course of action for the cat you just found.\u00a0 Tap\/click image for PDF version with clickable links.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c5294 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3c5294\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/I-FOUND-A-CAT.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/animalservices.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/I-FOUND-A-CAT-791x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-314542\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalservices.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/I-FOUND-A-CAT-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/animalservices.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/I-FOUND-A-CAT-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/animalservices.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/I-FOUND-A-CAT-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/animalservices.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/I-FOUND-A-CAT-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/animalservices.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/I-FOUND-A-CAT-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/animalservices.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/I-FOUND-A-CAT-scaled.jpg 1978w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf3a04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"dbf3a04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"ifoundkittens\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-368a52f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"368a52f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbe84bc\" data-id=\"fbe84bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-920c37f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"920c37f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"font-style: normal; text-align: start;\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\">I FOUND KITTENS<\/h1><br><br>\nBefore you bring kittens to the shelter, please consider the following.\u00a0 All kittens have mothers, and their mothers are their best caregivers. \u00a0She provides lifesaving milk, fends off predators, and keeps her little ones warm.\u00a0 Kittens should only be removed in the following scenarios:\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>If the kittens appear sick or injured.<\/strong>\u00a0 Carefully transport them to a local veterinarian or bring them to VCAS for care.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>If kittens are located in a dangerous place<\/strong> (i.e., near a busy street). Gently move them, along with their nesting area if they have one, to a safer place nearby so their mother can easily find them.\u00a0 Keep an eye on them to make sure mama cat returns.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>If mama cat does not return.<\/strong>\u00a0 If mama cat has not returned from hunting within <strong>6-8 hours<\/strong>, you can either care for her kittens on your own as a their caretaker, or you can bring them to VCAS to be placed into our Foster Care program.\u00a0 To give you a jump start on your kitten journey, we have created <strong>KITTEN STARTER KITS<\/strong> available at no cost should you wish to be a part of the community cat solution.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>If kittens are older than 4 weeks.<\/strong>\u00a0 Kittens older than four (4) weeks are now old enough to eat solid food and will benefit from human socialization.\u00a0 They should then be adopted out to a loving family.\u00a0 As a Good Samaritan, you can either find the kittens good homes on your own, or you can contact VCAS for assistance. Visit <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kittenlady.org\/pickingadopters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.kittenlady.org\/pickingadopters<\/a> for helpful tips on finding loving homes for kittens.\u00a0 Kittens who are eight (8) weeks or older should be spayed\/neutered before being adopted out.\u00a0 Scroll down to view a list of local organizations who may be able to provide no-cost or low-cost spay\/neuter services.\u00a0 Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kittenlady.org\/feral?rq=feral kittens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.kittenlady.org\/feral?rq=feral kittens<\/a> for helpful tips on how to socialize your kittens.<\/li>\n \t<li>Some kittens (older than 8 weeks), may not easily become socialized and could remain feral.\u00a0 But don\u2019t worry as these cats will always have a place in our community, either through our county&#8217;s <a href=\"#tnr\">TNR program<\/a>, or our shelter&#8217;s\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"#workingwhiskers\">Working Whiskers program<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<strong>Financial Responsibility<\/strong> \u2013 If you choose to be the Good Samaritan (caregiver) and for kittens you find, please be aware that you will be financially responsible for any costs associated with their care.\u00a0 If you have any questions or need assistance in any way, please call (805) 388-4341 during normal business hours.\u00a0 Experienced staff members are standing by.\u00a0 Thank you for caring about cats and kittens in need!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2518ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2518ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/I-Found-Kittens.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec33990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ec33990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=V47Ej3X6e7Y&amp;t=268s&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745a3e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"745a3e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"humanetrapping\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce07854 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce07854\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dabb919\" data-id=\"dabb919\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-413c536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"413c536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"font-style: normal; text-align: start;\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\">HUMANE TRAPPING<\/h1><br><br>\nVentura County Animal Services is proud to be a part of a countywide\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/animalservices.venturacounty.gov\/tnr\">TNR effort<\/a>\u00a0to help control the overpopulation of community cats. \u00a0TNR stands for \u201cTrap Neuter Return\u201d, a process whereby feral\/community cats are humanely trapped by trained and experienced trappers, and transported to a veterinary facility for spay or neuter surgery before they are release back to the area from which they were found if the area is safe.\n\nVCAS is one of several organizations who provide spay\/neuter services for those in our community who routinely trap feral\/community cats. \u00a0Please note that these individuals have extensive knowledge, training and experience to humanely trap cats. \u00a0<strong>Please do not attempt to trap cats without learning the process.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Doing so without this knowledge could place undo harm and stress upon cats.\n\nBelow are video tutorials explaining how to humanely trap a community cat in order to minimize the amount of stress they experience.\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A few notes before we begin:<\/p>\n\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n \t<li>Trappers\u00a0<em>must<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animalservices.venturacounty.gov\/TNRsurgery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">schedule a TNR Surgical Appointment<\/a>\u00a0before cats are trapped.<\/li>\n \t<li>Each cat must have their own separate appointment.<\/li>\n \t<li>Those who miss their appointment will need to reschedule on their own.<\/li>\n \t<li>Cats must arrive in a humane trap.\u00a0 Carriers or other enclosures will not be accepted.<\/li>\n \t<li>TNR\u00a0cats will not be staying at the shelter overnight, thus drop-off and pick-up times occur on the\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">same day<\/span>.<\/li>\n \t<li>For assistance in scheduling, please call\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">(805) 388-4341<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c33e52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c33e52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-517b415\" 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elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" contenteditable=\"true\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"1\">Pre-Surgery Instructions<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:&nbsp; Safety First<\/strong><br>Never attempt to handle a feral cat and keep them away from children and other pets. &nbsp;If you or anyone are bitten, seek immediate medical attention and quarantine the cat.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"width: 284px; float: right;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cat-In-Cage.png\" alt=\"Cat in Cage\" width=\"509\" height=\"152\"><strong>Step 2:&nbsp; Trapping<\/strong><br>Each cat must arrive at VCAS in a metal humane live trap and covered with a towel to keep them calm. &nbsp;Cardboard or plastic pet carriers are not accepted. &nbsp;One cat per trap, please.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:&nbsp; Holding the Cat Overnight<\/strong><br>Choose a place where the cat will be safe overnight while in their trap. &nbsp;This should be a dry, climate-controlled and well-ventilated area.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep cats calm and covered with a towel.<\/li>\n<li>Water should be made available at all times.&nbsp; Use a bowl that cannot be tipped easily.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"width: 279px;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cat-covered-with-towel.jpg\" alt=\"Cat in covered cage \" width=\"900\" height=\"180\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Cat in covered cage \" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\"><\/li>\n<li>Kittens younger than four (4) months may be fed one (1) teaspoon of wet food at 6:00am on the morning of surgery while cats older than four (4) months must fast for four (4) hours before surgery.<\/li>\n<li>Monitor the cats throughout the night and in the morning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 4:&nbsp; Surgery Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transport safely.&nbsp; Never transport cats in an open truck bed or in a closed, unventilated car trunk.<\/li>\n<li>Check-in at the front office of the Camarillo Animal Shelter.&nbsp; Be prepared to provide your full name, address, phone number, and the location where the cat was trapped.<\/li>\n<li>Owned animals are not permitted and will be rejected for surgery.<\/li>\n<li>Be available during the day to answer phone calls in the event of an emergency.<\/li>\n<li>Please note there is always a risk involved when an animal undergoes anesthesia. &nbsp;Caretakers are required to sign a release which hold Ventura County Animal Services, its staff, and its facilities harmless should a cat experience complications or death due to surgery.&nbsp; Any cat deemed to have a serious, untreatable medical condition that would make it inhumane to release back to their colony, may be humanely euthanized at the discretion of the veterinarian on duty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"1\">Post-Surgery Instructions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Return to the Camarillo Shelter and proceed directly to the SPAY\/NEUTER PICK-UP door at the Veterinary Hospital.<\/li>\n<li>A staff member will inform you of any special instructions before you leave the facility with the cat. VCAS will not be responsible for complications arising from the use of medications obtained elsewhere.<\/li>\n<li>Anesthesia lowers a cat\u2019s body temperature.&nbsp; Ensure cats are not too hot or too cold. &nbsp;Elevate traps with wood blocks and place newspaper on the ground to catch falling waste.&nbsp; Keep cats safe and calm while recovering at home.<\/li>\n<li>Monitor cats after surgery. &nbsp;Check on them throughout the night and before release. &nbsp;Check the surgical site, if safe, and watch for steady breathing. &nbsp;In the rare occurrence of an adverse reaction, please call (805) 388-4341.<\/li>\n<li>Wait until cats are fully awake before offering food or water. &nbsp;Open the trap door just enough to slide in a tuna-sized can of food as well as a water dish. &nbsp;Wet food is preferable.<\/li>\n<li>Sutures are absorbable and do not need to be removed.<\/li>\n<li>Lethargy (inactivity) and unsteadiness are normal during recovery.<\/li>\n<li>The following, however, are&nbsp;<strong><em>not<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;normal behaviors: &nbsp;Vomiting, continued bleeding\/discharge from the surgery site, and shivering the next morning.&nbsp; If any abnormal symptoms occur the morning after surgery, do not release the cat and call (805) 388-4341, immediately.<\/li>\n<li>Releasing cats the morning after surgery. Keeping cats longer than one (1) night can result in unnecessary stress. &nbsp;Lactating females should be released the night of surgery so they can return and nurse their kittens as soon as possible. &nbsp;A staff member will inform you if your cat is lactating. &nbsp;Always release cats in the area where they were trapped. &nbsp;To release the cat, point the front of the trap away from you so it opens to an area as free from obstructions as possible (i.e. not facing a busy street.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c48d3bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"c48d3bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"cattraploanprogram\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb77d50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb77d50\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3a02ac\" data-id=\"f3a02ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f2fb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97f2fb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" contenteditable=\"true\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\">CAT TRAP LOAN PROGRAM<\/h1><br><br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26382 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/animalservices.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/trucatch_30d_trap-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalservices.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/trucatch_30d_trap-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/animalservices.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/trucatch_30d_trap-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/animalservices.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/trucatch_30d_trap-3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\nVentura County Animal Services (VCAS) has created a <strong>Cat Trap Loan Program<\/strong>\u00a0to provide humane traps to experienced trappers who are performing TNR services. \u00a0The goal of TNR (Trap Neuter Return) is to humanely decrease the population of Community Cats who roam our streets by trapping them in a humane trap, transporting them to a veterinary facility for spay or neuter surgery, then releasing them back to the area from which they were trapped if the area is safe to do so.\n\nIf you would like to become a VCAS-approved trapper and obtain a trap from our department, please watch the instructional video below then come to the Camarillo Animal Shelter to complete the necessary paperwork. \u00a0When you arrive, you will be given a short written exam to ensure you have watched and understand the information in the video. \u00a0You will then be asked to\u00a0read and sign a\u00a0Cat Trap Loan Agreement\u00a0and provide\u00a0photo identification. \u00a0This only needs to be done the first time you pick-up a trap.\n\n<span style=\"color: #eb0000;\">WARNING:\u00a0 Traps can be harmful or deadly if not used properly.\u00a0 Animals could go without food or water if traps are not checked regularly, at least<strong> every one (1) hour.<\/strong>\u00a0 Traps are not meant to be placed in areas far from your home nor are they intended to be used to trap wildlife or owned animals.<\/span>\n<h2>PICKING UP A TRAP<\/h2>\nNo appointment is necessary. \u00a0If you have already completed the necessary paperwork and are in our system as a &#8220;VCAS Approved Trapper,&#8221; you will be provided a humane trap and given a return date. \u00a0A <strong>$75 refundable deposit<\/strong> is required for each trap loaned out. \u00a0Deposits can be in the form of cash or personal check and are returned\/refunded when the trap returns undamaged and fully intact. \u00a0VCAS is not responsible for stolen traps. If traps are stolen or damaged beyond repair, VCAS may retain the deposit in order to purchase a replacement trap.\u00a0 Please do not purchase a replacement trap or make any attempts to fix broken traps.\n<h2>RETURNING A TRAP<\/h2>\nNo appointment necessary. \u00a0Upon arrival at the Camarillo Animal Shelter, a staff member will inspect the trap for damage and general cleanliness. \u00a0All traps must be returned in the same condition in which they were loaned out. \u00a0Please hose\/wipe down the trap with plain water only, making sure there is no visible dirt, food, hair or other foreign matter. \u00a0Please do not disinfect traps.\u00a0 Traps are disinfected on-site at VCAS. \u00a0If traps are returned in an acceptable condition, your deposit will be returned\/refunded. \u00a0If a trap is returned in an unacceptable condition, VCAS may retain all or part of the deposit.\n<h2>SETTING A TRAP:<\/h2>\nWatching the video below to learn how to set a humane trap.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8378055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8378055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/wF_omFE7Etc&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e4c804 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1e4c804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"tnr\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc8a097 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc8a097\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73f87c8\" data-id=\"73f87c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-943637c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"943637c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" style=\"text-align: left;\" contenteditable=\"true\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\">TRAP NEUTER RETURN (TNR)<\/h1><br><br>\n&nbsp;\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Do you FEED or CARE for community cats?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>If so, please have them spayed or neutered to help decrease the population.\u00a0 Spay\/neuter surgical services are FREE for cats intended for TNR.<\/h3>\nVentura County Animal Services is proud to be a part of a coordinated countywide effort to help reduce the overpopulation of outdoors cats living in our community. \u00a0<strong>TNR<\/strong>\u00a0(Trap Neuter Return) is the process by which community\/feral cats are trapped by experienced humane trappers, spayed\/neutered at a participating organization listed below, microchipped, and returned to the community from which they came if the location is safe to do so. \u00a0These cats can now live out their lives in the environment they were thriving in without the possibility of procreation. \u00a0Altered cats also have the tendency to repel\u00a0<em>unaltered<\/em>\u00a0cats.\n\nThe process begins with the\u00a0<a href=\"#humanetrapping\">humane trapping<\/a>\u00a0of feral\/community cats by an experienced trapper. \u00a0Trappers can then schedule an appointment to bring these cats to VCAS for spay\/neuter surgery. \u00a0When they arrive, cats are scanned for a microchip to determine if there is an identified owner.\u00a0 While under anesthesia for their spay\/neuter surgery, the VCAS Veterinary Team vaccinates, microchips, flea treats, and ear-tips each cat. \u00a0Ear-tipping is the process by which a small portion of the cat\u2019s right ear is removed. \u00a0This is an easy indicator that the cat is already spayed or neutered and is part of an established colony, thus does not need to be re-trapped. \u00a0If the area from which the cat was trapped is unsafe for return (i.e. being too close to a busy street), the cat may enter our VCAS\u00a0<a href=\"#workingwhiskers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Working Whiskers<\/a>\u00a0program which allow members of the community to adopt a feral\/community cat to live out their lives on their property, in open areas. \u00a0An application process ensures these cats are placed in appropriate locations with owners who fully understand their responsibility to these cats.\n\n<strong>VCAS is proud to be one of four (4) participating organizations who offer spay and neuter services for community cats:<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb2ebab elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"bb2ebab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"tnrsurgery\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-50f6a3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50f6a3c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5567bbc\" data-id=\"5567bbc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53d7964 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53d7964\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simivalleynonprofitspayandneuter.com\">SIMI VALLEY NON-PROFIT SPAY &amp; NEUTER CLINIC<\/a><br>(805) 584-3823<br>1659 E. Los Angeles Ave.<br>Simi Valley, CA 93065<span style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-47aa63a\" data-id=\"47aa63a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2028e88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2028e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/animalservices.venturacounty.gov\">CAMARILLO ANIMAL SHELTER<\/a><br \/>(805) 388-4341<br \/>600 Aviation Drive<br \/>Camarillo, CA 93010<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d859ce9\" data-id=\"d859ce9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a7d597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a7d597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsvc.org\">HUMANE SOCIETY OF VENTURA COUNTY<\/a><br \/>(805) 646-6505<br \/>402 Bryant St.<br \/>Ojai, CA 93023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f75f85d\" data-id=\"f75f85d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00749c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00749c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dogcatfix.com\">MERCY CRUSADE<\/a><br \/>(805) 278-4433<br \/>2252 Craig Dr.<br \/>Oxnard, CA 93036<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-10750fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10750fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a61e5eb\" data-id=\"a61e5eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49708c2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"49708c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/app.acuityscheduling.com\/schedule.php?owner=13142745&#038;calendarID=3118261\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Schedule TNR Surgery<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae4bcd0\" data-id=\"ae4bcd0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f801782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f801782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are part of this coordinated TNR effort in Ventura County and need to schedule a spay\/neuter surgery for your trapped feral\/community cat, please tap\/click this blue button.\u00a0 If you are having difficulty scheduling this appointment, please call (805) 388-4341.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #185e62;\"><b>Please note: \u00a0<\/b>The number of available TNR surgical appointments may fluctuate and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">may even be completely suspended<\/span> at times due to available veterinary resources.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c65db2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c65db2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the button above does not work, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/app.acuityscheduling.com\/schedule.php?owner=13142745&amp;calendarID=3118261\">https:\/\/app.acuityscheduling.com\/schedule.php?owner=13142745&amp;calendarID=3118261<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-304441a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"304441a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"workingwhiskers\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22fc12c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22fc12c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aed6e10\" data-id=\"aed6e10\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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another stray cat who has entered the area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e96bd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e96bd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Working Whiskers Application<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f0459d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f0459d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thank you for your interest in our VCAS Working Whiskers program! &nbsp;Owning a working cat can be a very rewarding experience. &nbsp;These cats patrol your property freely and can help keep the 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name='input_20' id='input_10_20' type='text' value='' autocomplete='new-password'\/><\/div><div class='gfield_description' id='gfield_description_10_20'>This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.<\/div><\/div><fieldset id=\"field_10_1\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-radio gfield--type-choice gfield--input-type-radio gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><legend class='gfield_label gform-field-label' >I am 18 years or older.<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_text\">(Required)<\/span><\/span><\/legend><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_radio'><div class='gfield_radio' id='input_10_1'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gchoice gchoice_10_1_0'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input class='gfield-choice-input' name='input_1' type='radio' value='Yes'  id='choice_10_1_0' onchange='gformToggleRadioOther( this )'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_10_1_0' id='label_10_1_0' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Yes<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/fieldset><fieldset id=\"field_10_3\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-radio gfield--type-choice gfield--input-type-radio gfield--width-full gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><legend class='gfield_label gform-field-label' >Do you own the home and\/or property on which the cat(s) will be living?<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_text\">(Required)<\/span><\/span><\/legend><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_radio'><div class='gfield_radio' id='input_10_3'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gchoice gchoice_10_3_0'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input class='gfield-choice-input' name='input_3' type='radio' value='Yes'  id='choice_10_3_0' onchange='gformToggleRadioOther( this )'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_10_3_0' id='label_10_3_0' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Yes<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/fieldset><fieldset id=\"field_10_4\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-name gfield--input-type-name gfield--width-full field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><legend class='gfield_label gform-field-label gfield_label_before_complex' >Name<\/legend><div class='ginput_complex ginput_container ginput_container--name no_prefix has_first_name no_middle_name has_last_name no_suffix gf_name_has_2 ginput_container_name gform-grid-row' id='input_10_4'>\n                            \n                            <span id='input_10_4_3_container' class='name_first gform-grid-col gform-grid-col--size-auto' >\n                                                    <input type='text' name='input_4.3' id='input_10_4_3' value=''   aria-required='false'     \/>\n                                                    <label for='input_10_4_3' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-sub '>First<\/label>\n                                                <\/span>\n                            \n                            <span id='input_10_4_6_container' class='name_last gform-grid-col gform-grid-col--size-auto' >\n                                                    <input type='text' name='input_4.6' id='input_10_4_6' value=''   aria-required='false'     \/>\n                                                    <label for='input_10_4_6' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-sub '>Last<\/label>\n                                                <\/span>\n                            \n                        <\/div><\/fieldset><div id=\"field_10_5\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-email gfield--input-type-email gfield--width-half field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_10_5'>Email<\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_email'>\n                            <input name='input_5' id='input_10_5' type='email' value='' class='large'     aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\n                        <\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_10_6\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-phone gfield--input-type-phone gfield--width-half field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_10_6'>Phone<\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_phone'><input name='input_6' id='input_10_6' type='tel' value='' class='large'    aria-invalid=\"false\"   \/><\/div><\/div><fieldset id=\"field_10_7\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-address gfield--input-type-address gfield--width-full field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><legend class='gfield_label gform-field-label gfield_label_before_complex' >Address<\/legend>    \n                    <div class='ginput_complex ginput_container has_street has_street2 has_city has_state has_zip has_country ginput_container_address gform-grid-row' id='input_10_7' >\n                         <span class='ginput_full address_line_1 ginput_address_line_1 gform-grid-col' id='input_10_7_1_container' >\n                                        <input type='text' name='input_7.1' id='input_10_7_1' value=''    aria-required='false'    \/>\n                                        <label for='input_10_7_1' id='input_10_7_1_label' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-sub '>Street Address<\/label>\n                                    <\/span><span class='ginput_full address_line_2 ginput_address_line_2 gform-grid-col' id='input_10_7_2_container' >\n                                        <input type='text' name='input_7.2' id='input_10_7_2' value=''     aria-required='false'   \/>\n                                        <label for='input_10_7_2' id='input_10_7_2_label' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-sub '>Address Line 2<\/label>\n                                    <\/span><span class='ginput_left address_city ginput_address_city gform-grid-col' id='input_10_7_3_container' >\n                                    <input type='text' name='input_7.3' id='input_10_7_3' value=''    aria-required='false'    \/>\n                                    <label for='input_10_7_3' id='input_10_7_3_label' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-sub '>City<\/label>\n                                 <\/span><span class='ginput_right address_state ginput_address_state gform-grid-col' id='input_10_7_4_container' >\n                                        <input type='text' name='input_7.4' id='input_10_7_4' value=''      aria-required='false'    \/>\n                                        <label for='input_10_7_4' id='input_10_7_4_label' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-sub '>State \/ Province \/ Region<\/label>\n                                      <\/span><span class='ginput_left address_zip ginput_address_zip gform-grid-col' id='input_10_7_5_container' >\n                                    <input type='text' name='input_7.5' id='input_10_7_5' value=''    aria-required='false'    \/>\n                                    <label for='input_10_7_5' id='input_10_7_5_label' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-sub '>ZIP \/ Postal Code<\/label>\n                                <\/span><span class='ginput_right address_country ginput_address_country gform-grid-col' id='input_10_7_6_container' >\n                                        <select name='input_7.6' id='input_10_7_6'   aria-required='false'    ><option value='' selected='selected'><\/option><option value='Afghanistan' >Afghanistan<\/option><option value='Albania' >Albania<\/option><option value='Algeria' >Algeria<\/option><option value='American Samoa' >American Samoa<\/option><option value='Andorra' >Andorra<\/option><option value='Angola' >Angola<\/option><option value='Anguilla' >Anguilla<\/option><option value='Antarctica' >Antarctica<\/option><option value='Antigua and Barbuda' >Antigua and Barbuda<\/option><option value='Argentina' >Argentina<\/option><option value='Armenia' >Armenia<\/option><option value='Aruba' >Aruba<\/option><option value='Australia' >Australia<\/option><option value='Austria' >Austria<\/option><option value='Azerbaijan' >Azerbaijan<\/option><option value='Bahamas' >Bahamas<\/option><option value='Bahrain' >Bahrain<\/option><option value='Bangladesh' >Bangladesh<\/option><option value='Barbados' >Barbados<\/option><option value='Belarus' >Belarus<\/option><option value='Belgium' >Belgium<\/option><option value='Belize' >Belize<\/option><option value='Benin' >Benin<\/option><option value='Bermuda' >Bermuda<\/option><option value='Bhutan' >Bhutan<\/option><option value='Bolivia' >Bolivia<\/option><option value='Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba' >Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba<\/option><option value='Bosnia and Herzegovina' >Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/option><option value='Botswana' >Botswana<\/option><option value='Bouvet Island' >Bouvet Island<\/option><option value='Brazil' >Brazil<\/option><option value='British Indian Ocean Territory' >British Indian Ocean Territory<\/option><option value='Brunei Darussalam' >Brunei Darussalam<\/option><option value='Bulgaria' >Bulgaria<\/option><option value='Burkina Faso' >Burkina Faso<\/option><option value='Burundi' >Burundi<\/option><option value='Cabo Verde' >Cabo Verde<\/option><option value='Cambodia' >Cambodia<\/option><option value='Cameroon' >Cameroon<\/option><option value='Canada' >Canada<\/option><option value='Cayman Islands' >Cayman Islands<\/option><option value='Central African Republic' >Central African Republic<\/option><option value='Chad' >Chad<\/option><option value='Chile' >Chile<\/option><option value='China' >China<\/option><option value='Christmas Island' >Christmas Island<\/option><option value='Cocos Islands' >Cocos Islands<\/option><option value='Colombia' >Colombia<\/option><option value='Comoros' >Comoros<\/option><option value='Congo' >Congo<\/option><option value='Congo, Democratic Republic of the' >Congo, Democratic Republic of the<\/option><option value='Cook Islands' >Cook Islands<\/option><option value='Costa Rica' >Costa Rica<\/option><option value='Croatia' >Croatia<\/option><option value='Cuba' >Cuba<\/option><option value='Cura\u00e7ao' >Cura\u00e7ao<\/option><option value='Cyprus' >Cyprus<\/option><option value='Czechia' >Czechia<\/option><option value='C\u00f4te d&#039;Ivoire' >C\u00f4te d&#039;Ivoire<\/option><option value='Denmark' >Denmark<\/option><option value='Djibouti' >Djibouti<\/option><option value='Dominica' >Dominica<\/option><option value='Dominican Republic' >Dominican Republic<\/option><option value='Ecuador' >Ecuador<\/option><option value='Egypt' >Egypt<\/option><option value='El Salvador' >El Salvador<\/option><option value='Equatorial Guinea' >Equatorial Guinea<\/option><option value='Eritrea' >Eritrea<\/option><option value='Estonia' >Estonia<\/option><option value='Eswatini' >Eswatini<\/option><option value='Ethiopia' >Ethiopia<\/option><option value='Falkland Islands' >Falkland Islands<\/option><option value='Faroe Islands' >Faroe Islands<\/option><option value='Fiji' >Fiji<\/option><option value='Finland' >Finland<\/option><option value='France' >France<\/option><option value='French Guiana' >French Guiana<\/option><option value='French Polynesia' >French Polynesia<\/option><option value='French Southern Territories' >French Southern Territories<\/option><option value='Gabon' >Gabon<\/option><option value='Gambia' >Gambia<\/option><option value='Georgia' >Georgia<\/option><option value='Germany' >Germany<\/option><option value='Ghana' >Ghana<\/option><option value='Gibraltar' >Gibraltar<\/option><option value='Greece' >Greece<\/option><option value='Greenland' >Greenland<\/option><option value='Grenada' >Grenada<\/option><option value='Guadeloupe' >Guadeloupe<\/option><option value='Guam' >Guam<\/option><option value='Guatemala' >Guatemala<\/option><option value='Guernsey' >Guernsey<\/option><option value='Guinea' >Guinea<\/option><option value='Guinea-Bissau' >Guinea-Bissau<\/option><option value='Guyana' >Guyana<\/option><option value='Haiti' >Haiti<\/option><option value='Heard Island and McDonald Islands' >Heard Island and McDonald Islands<\/option><option value='Holy See' >Holy See<\/option><option value='Honduras' >Honduras<\/option><option value='Hong Kong' >Hong Kong<\/option><option value='Hungary' >Hungary<\/option><option value='Iceland' >Iceland<\/option><option value='India' >India<\/option><option value='Indonesia' >Indonesia<\/option><option value='Iran' >Iran<\/option><option value='Iraq' >Iraq<\/option><option value='Ireland' >Ireland<\/option><option value='Isle of Man' >Isle of Man<\/option><option value='Israel' >Israel<\/option><option value='Italy' >Italy<\/option><option value='Jamaica' >Jamaica<\/option><option value='Japan' >Japan<\/option><option value='Jersey' >Jersey<\/option><option value='Jordan' >Jordan<\/option><option value='Kazakhstan' >Kazakhstan<\/option><option value='Kenya' >Kenya<\/option><option value='Kiribati' >Kiribati<\/option><option value='Korea, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of' >Korea, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of<\/option><option value='Korea, Republic of' >Korea, Republic of<\/option><option value='Kuwait' >Kuwait<\/option><option value='Kyrgyzstan' >Kyrgyzstan<\/option><option value='Lao People&#039;s Democratic Republic' >Lao People&#039;s Democratic Republic<\/option><option value='Latvia' >Latvia<\/option><option value='Lebanon' >Lebanon<\/option><option value='Lesotho' >Lesotho<\/option><option value='Liberia' >Liberia<\/option><option value='Libya' >Libya<\/option><option value='Liechtenstein' >Liechtenstein<\/option><option value='Lithuania' >Lithuania<\/option><option value='Luxembourg' >Luxembourg<\/option><option value='Macao' >Macao<\/option><option value='Madagascar' >Madagascar<\/option><option value='Malawi' >Malawi<\/option><option value='Malaysia' >Malaysia<\/option><option value='Maldives' >Maldives<\/option><option value='Mali' >Mali<\/option><option value='Malta' >Malta<\/option><option value='Marshall Islands' >Marshall Islands<\/option><option value='Martinique' >Martinique<\/option><option value='Mauritania' >Mauritania<\/option><option value='Mauritius' >Mauritius<\/option><option value='Mayotte' >Mayotte<\/option><option value='Mexico' >Mexico<\/option><option value='Micronesia' >Micronesia<\/option><option value='Moldova' >Moldova<\/option><option value='Monaco' >Monaco<\/option><option value='Mongolia' >Mongolia<\/option><option value='Montenegro' >Montenegro<\/option><option value='Montserrat' >Montserrat<\/option><option value='Morocco' >Morocco<\/option><option value='Mozambique' >Mozambique<\/option><option value='Myanmar' >Myanmar<\/option><option value='Namibia' >Namibia<\/option><option value='Nauru' >Nauru<\/option><option value='Nepal' >Nepal<\/option><option value='Netherlands' >Netherlands<\/option><option value='New Caledonia' >New Caledonia<\/option><option value='New Zealand' >New Zealand<\/option><option value='Nicaragua' >Nicaragua<\/option><option value='Niger' >Niger<\/option><option value='Nigeria' >Nigeria<\/option><option value='Niue' >Niue<\/option><option value='Norfolk Island' >Norfolk Island<\/option><option value='North Macedonia' >North Macedonia<\/option><option value='Northern Mariana Islands' >Northern Mariana Islands<\/option><option value='Norway' >Norway<\/option><option value='Oman' >Oman<\/option><option value='Pakistan' >Pakistan<\/option><option value='Palau' >Palau<\/option><option value='Palestine, State of' >Palestine, State of<\/option><option value='Panama' >Panama<\/option><option value='Papua New Guinea' >Papua New Guinea<\/option><option value='Paraguay' >Paraguay<\/option><option value='Peru' >Peru<\/option><option value='Philippines' >Philippines<\/option><option value='Pitcairn' >Pitcairn<\/option><option value='Poland' >Poland<\/option><option value='Portugal' >Portugal<\/option><option value='Puerto Rico' >Puerto Rico<\/option><option value='Qatar' >Qatar<\/option><option value='Romania' >Romania<\/option><option value='Russian Federation' >Russian Federation<\/option><option value='Rwanda' >Rwanda<\/option><option value='R\u00e9union' >R\u00e9union<\/option><option value='Saint Barth\u00e9lemy' >Saint Barth\u00e9lemy<\/option><option value='Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha' >Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha<\/option><option value='Saint Kitts and Nevis' >Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/option><option value='Saint Lucia' >Saint Lucia<\/option><option value='Saint Martin' >Saint Martin<\/option><option value='Saint Pierre and Miquelon' >Saint Pierre and Miquelon<\/option><option value='Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' >Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<\/option><option value='Samoa' >Samoa<\/option><option value='San Marino' >San Marino<\/option><option value='Sao Tome and Principe' >Sao Tome and Principe<\/option><option value='Saudi Arabia' >Saudi Arabia<\/option><option value='Senegal' >Senegal<\/option><option value='Serbia' >Serbia<\/option><option value='Seychelles' >Seychelles<\/option><option value='Sierra Leone' >Sierra Leone<\/option><option value='Singapore' >Singapore<\/option><option value='Sint Maarten' >Sint Maarten<\/option><option value='Slovakia' >Slovakia<\/option><option value='Slovenia' >Slovenia<\/option><option value='Solomon Islands' >Solomon Islands<\/option><option value='Somalia' >Somalia<\/option><option value='South Africa' >South Africa<\/option><option value='South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands' >South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands<\/option><option value='South Sudan' >South Sudan<\/option><option value='Spain' >Spain<\/option><option value='Sri Lanka' >Sri Lanka<\/option><option value='Sudan' >Sudan<\/option><option value='Suriname' >Suriname<\/option><option value='Svalbard and Jan Mayen' >Svalbard and Jan Mayen<\/option><option value='Sweden' >Sweden<\/option><option value='Switzerland' >Switzerland<\/option><option value='Syria Arab Republic' >Syria Arab Republic<\/option><option value='Taiwan' >Taiwan<\/option><option value='Tajikistan' >Tajikistan<\/option><option value='Tanzania, the United Republic of' >Tanzania, the United Republic of<\/option><option value='Thailand' >Thailand<\/option><option value='Timor-Leste' >Timor-Leste<\/option><option value='Togo' >Togo<\/option><option value='Tokelau' >Tokelau<\/option><option value='Tonga' >Tonga<\/option><option value='Trinidad and Tobago' >Trinidad and Tobago<\/option><option value='Tunisia' >Tunisia<\/option><option value='Turkmenistan' >Turkmenistan<\/option><option value='Turks and Caicos Islands' >Turks and Caicos Islands<\/option><option value='Tuvalu' >Tuvalu<\/option><option value='T\u00fcrkiye' >T\u00fcrkiye<\/option><option value='US Minor Outlying Islands' >US Minor Outlying Islands<\/option><option value='Uganda' >Uganda<\/option><option value='Ukraine' >Ukraine<\/option><option value='United Arab Emirates' >United Arab Emirates<\/option><option value='United Kingdom' >United Kingdom<\/option><option value='United States' >United States<\/option><option value='Uruguay' >Uruguay<\/option><option value='Uzbekistan' >Uzbekistan<\/option><option value='Vanuatu' >Vanuatu<\/option><option value='Venezuela' >Venezuela<\/option><option value='Viet Nam' >Viet Nam<\/option><option value='Virgin Islands, British' >Virgin Islands, British<\/option><option value='Virgin Islands, U.S.' >Virgin Islands, U.S.<\/option><option value='Wallis and Futuna' >Wallis and Futuna<\/option><option value='Western Sahara' >Western Sahara<\/option><option value='Yemen' >Yemen<\/option><option value='Zambia' >Zambia<\/option><option value='Zimbabwe' >Zimbabwe<\/option><option value='\u00c5land Islands' >\u00c5land Islands<\/option><\/select>\n                                        <label for='input_10_7_6' id='input_10_7_6_label' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-sub '>Country<\/label>\n                                    <\/span>\n                    <div class='gf_clear gf_clear_complex'><\/div>\n                <\/div><\/fieldset><fieldset id=\"field_10_8\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-radio gfield--type-choice gfield--input-type-radio gfield--width-full gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><legend class='gfield_label gform-field-label' >Are you willing and able to keep these cats contained in a secure enclosure (barn, shed, etc.) for the first three (3) weeks to help them acclimate to their new surroundings before releasing them?<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_text\">(Required)<\/span><\/span><\/legend><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_radio'><div class='gfield_radio' id='input_10_8'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gchoice gchoice_10_8_0'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input class='gfield-choice-input' name='input_8' type='radio' value='Yes'  id='choice_10_8_0' onchange='gformToggleRadioOther( this )'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_10_8_0' id='label_10_8_0' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Yes<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class='gchoice gchoice_10_8_1'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input class='gfield-choice-input' name='input_8' type='radio' value='No'  id='choice_10_8_1' onchange='gformToggleRadioOther( this )'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_10_8_1' id='label_10_8_1' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>No<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/fieldset><fieldset id=\"field_10_9\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-radio gfield--type-choice gfield--input-type-radio gfield--width-full gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><legend class='gfield_label gform-field-label' >Are you willing to provide your working cat(s) with food and water daily?  If not, we will be unable to supply you with a working cat.<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_text\">(Required)<\/span><\/span><\/legend><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_radio'><div class='gfield_radio' id='input_10_9'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gchoice gchoice_10_9_0'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input class='gfield-choice-input' name='input_9' type='radio' value='Yes'  id='choice_10_9_0' onchange='gformToggleRadioOther( this )'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_10_9_0' id='label_10_9_0' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Yes<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class='gchoice gchoice_10_9_1'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input class='gfield-choice-input' name='input_9' type='radio' value='No'  id='choice_10_9_1' onchange='gformToggleRadioOther( this )'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_10_9_1' id='label_10_9_1' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>No<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/fieldset><fieldset id=\"field_10_10\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-radio gfield--type-choice gfield--input-type-radio gfield--width-full gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><legend class='gfield_label gform-field-label' >Do you agree NOT to use any weed killers, rodenticides or other chemicals on your property which could be harmful or fatal to a working cat?<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_text\">(Required)<\/span><\/span><\/legend><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_radio'><div class='gfield_radio' id='input_10_10'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gchoice gchoice_10_10_0'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input class='gfield-choice-input' name='input_10' type='radio' value='Yes'  id='choice_10_10_0' onchange='gformToggleRadioOther( this )'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_10_10_0' id='label_10_10_0' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Yes<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class='gchoice gchoice_10_10_1'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input class='gfield-choice-input' name='input_10' type='radio' value='No'  id='choice_10_10_1' onchange='gformToggleRadioOther( this )'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_10_10_1' id='label_10_10_1' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>No<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/fieldset><div id=\"field_10_11\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-text gfield--input-type-text gfield--width-full gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_10_11'>How many working cats are you looking to adopt? 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Rolls<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Grab a TP roll and some fresh cat nip (or dried).<\/li><li>Grab some yummy treats or a few pieces of dried kibble.<\/li><li>Stuff one half of the TP roll with paper towels.\u00a0 Once one half is stuffed, placed treats\/kibble and some of the dried cat nip in the TP roll.<\/li><li>Then stuff the other half of the toilet paper roll with a paper towel to hold in the cat nip and treats\/kibble.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Kitty\u00a0<\/strong><b>Pi\u00f1ata<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Fill a paper bag with some kibble or treats.<\/li><li>Scrunch up the bag or leave it partially open.\u00a0<\/li><li>Give to the cat to enjoy!<\/li><\/ul><p><a 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