Community Cats
Finding healthy solutions for our homeless County Cats

Feral cats may be homeless, but they are not faceless!  Meet the cats in our free Barn Cat program, Mother Nature's natural pest control.
Why can't animal shelters rescue feral cats?

Animal shelters already care for and try to find homes for untold thousands of lost, injured and abandoned cats, in addition to pet cats whose owners are unable or unwilling to keep them. Because feral cats are scared of people and usually cannot be adopted, many animal shelters don't have the staff or money to provide long-term care for the high numbers of outside cats. (1)

Baywater Animal Rescue provides instruction and loaner traps to help residents humanely trap feral cats. Call us for more info 410-228-3090 or email info@BaywaterAnimalRescue.org.
Did you know?
  • Cats are the U.S.’s most popular domestic pet.  In 2017, the total number of cats owned as a pet in the United States amounted to about 95.6 million. (2)  
  • Depending on the source, the number of homeless cats is estimated at between 58-75 million as of 2018. (3)
  • Baywater Animal Rescue spayed / neutered 44 cats in 2017. We also assisted residents in obtaining services for domestic cats through a state grant.  Petfinder.com reports that spaying or neutering one cat saves 420,000 lives in seven years, if two survive from each litter.  Hard as it is to believe, the 44 cats that Baywater Animal Rescue spayed or neutered could have become 18,564,000 cats in Dorchester County over 7 years! Too scary to imagine!

What is the difference between a stray cat and a feral cat?
A feral cat is typically born in the wild or outdoors with little to no human interaction. ... Feral cats are born from other ferals or from stray cats. What is the difference between the two? Well, a stray cat was once a pet cat, until it was either lost or was abandoned by its owner.(4)

Coming next month:  
  • How to prepare feral kitten burritos, an effective (and adorable) way to help a scared feral kitten adjust to human contact.
  • How to build low-cost feral cat shelters
  • A report on our first data collection and Community Cat partnerships​