Our Goals

• Reduce the intake of feral and free-roaming cats to local shelters by 10% within 5 years.
• See a drop in the euthanasia rates at area shelters by 15% in 5 years.
• Have an operational foster system for tame stray cats and young kittens, so that socialized cats and socializable kittens can find homes.
• Educate the public so that owned cats are spayed and neutered, and cats that owners can no longer care for are put in other homes or shelters and not abandoned.
• Establish a low-cost spay and neuter clinic locally.
• Trap and neuter existing colonies, with the goal of getting at least 80% of each colony sterilized.
• Oversee responsible and humane care of colonies so that free-roaming cats get their basic needs fulfilled, and do not create a nuisance for neighbors in the community.

Milestones

• At the end of November, 2010, Michiana Feral has spayed/neutered 555 cats and kittens!
• Michiana Feral is supporting seven local families with food for their feral and stray cat colonies. 
• Amendments have been written for the South Bend, Mishawaka and St. Joseph county ordinances, and are awaiting hearing by the councils.

Press

• We were featured in local SouthSide Christian Church's bulletin:  http://www.southsidedoc.org/newsletter/January2010.pdf
• Interviewed by the South Bend Tribune about how we got started:  http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100206/News01/2060330/1011/News
• The South Bend Tribune's story got picked up in Chicago!:  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-feralcatspopulati,0,5555918.story
• ...And in St. Johnsbury, Vermont:                            http://caledonianrecord.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=146&ArticleID=48420
• ...And in Indianapolis:                                                                     http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20102080348
• Thank you to Gayle Dantzler for including a post about us on the "Pets Are Family" blog! http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100208/BLOGS24/100209562/-1/blogs
• Gayle Dantzler does it again! Her post about our 2010 Alley Cat Charity Extreme Bowl: http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100809/BLOGS24/100809521/-1/blogs
• Our not-so-good news - robbed twice in a week. But no matter - the next week we came back and spayed 18 cats! http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100910/Opinion/100919951/1062
• http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/Group-dedicated-to-controlling-pet-overpopulation-needs-community-help-101919873.html
• http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100831/News01/100839864/1052/News01