1. Schedule a drop-off appointment.

  2. Trap the morning of the scheduled appointment.

  3. Withhold food the night before trapping (trapping will be unsuccessful if cats are not hungry).

  4. On the morning of trapping, have all supplies prepared.

    1. Place mackerel on a small piece of cardboard or paper plate.

    2. Cover all traps with a towel.

    3. Set the traps at their normal feeding location.

    4. Live set the trap door.

    5. Place food in the trap, then remain out of sight until cats are humanely trapped.

  5. Leave cats in trap until your scheduled appointment time. Do not release the cats from the traps (trapping will not be successful again). The towel will help keep the cat calm, so leave the towel over the trap at all times.

  6. Once humanely trapped, move the traps in the shade, garage or bathroom until your scheduled drop off time. Never leave a cat unattended in the heat or extreme cold, and please protect the cat(s) from any potential predators.

  7. Protect your vehicle with a tarp, trash bags or cardboard. This will protect its interior from potential cat urine during transport.

  8. Transport cat(s) to Street Cat HUB for their scheduled drop off time.

  9. Once you arrive, bring all cats to our front patio. A Street Cat HUB associate will assist you and get the cats processed for their spay/neuter and vaccine services. Schedule a pick up date and time.

Once you pick up the cat(s) from Street Cat HUB, return them to their original trapping location.

Please return loaned traps at your earliest convenience to receive a full refund of your deposit.

Below is a video demonstrating the setup process of the traps Street Cat HUB loans out to the public.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Cats/kittens may not be owned, this service is for free roaming outdoor cats only.

  • Cats/kittens must be a minimum of 2 pounds and healthy enough for spay/neuter.

  • Cats/kittens will be fixed and returned to you, we do not take surrenders of social cats/kittens, or relocate feral cats.

  • All cats/kittens will be ear-tipped (ear-tipping explained).

Ill OR INJURED CAT

KITTENS

  • We are no longer accepting requests for kitten surrenders, we provide spay/neuter with return only.

  • Do not trap kittens under 2 pounds (roughly 8 weeks) unless you are prepared to house them yourself or have already arranged them entry to a shelter or rescue.

  • We encourage you to socialize feral kittens if you want to reduce the number of stray cats in your neighborhood and improve the odds you’ll be able to find them a home or shelter/rescue placement. This is easiest before they’re 7 weeks old, if you wait until they’re older than that they may be permanently feral.