Ear-tipping is a visual indicator that the cat is fixed and vaccinated, so they don’t get repeatedly re-trapped and brought into clinics for spay-neuter surgeries.

The ear clipping is done while the animal is under anesthesia. There is no euthanasia and are the feral cats displaced in rural areas away from their familiar surroundings in Alliance.

Look for one ear, usually the left, that’s cleanly squared-off rather than pointy. This mark indicates that a feral cat has been trapped before and spayed or neutered.

Understand if a cat is feral, a stray or an outdoor cat belonging to a home, and make sure sick cats receive proper medical care. In New Orleans, the Louisiana SPCA’s Humane Law & Rescue team ...

Ear clipping is part of the trap-neuter-return process, to show that a feral cat has been neutered. Here's more about TNR and its benefits to feral cat populations.

A Cabot family brought their cat to the shelter to get neutered. When the cat was returned to the owner, he was missing half of his ear. Now, the vet has apologized and says his crew will make ...

Let L.A.’s feral cats get neutered and die out A feral cat goes to work patrolling the L.A. Flower Mart one evening in 2015 as part of an effort to deter rats. (Los Angeles Times) ...

With feral cats repopulating at rapid speeds, it's not difficult for a cat colony to quickly expand. Due to this intense growth, some areas have conflicts with the new neighbors.

Durham County held a discussion about the euthanizing of feral cats. Now, a new cat management strategy known as ‘trap, neuter and release’ could be adopted.