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You don’t have to actually do the hands-on work of caring for cats to help the community cat population. You can get involved by simply supporting those people and groups who do. Here are a couple of suggestions:

 Support community cat management with your voice, your vote, and your donations. Let your local government know that you oppose any program that has a goal of eradicating community cats. Write letters, call your elected representatives, go to hearings, and let your voice be heard on this issue. Support nonprofit groups in your community that put trap, neuter, and release programs in place. The support doesn’t always have to be monetary. You can contribute items for a group’s garage sale fund-raisers, or you can donate materials — everything from old towels to cars — that the groups use in their work. You may be able to find other cat rescuers by asking at your local shelter or by checking with pet-supply stores that offer adoption space to community groups.

 Consider adopting a formerly wild cat or kitten. Even in areas where cats are trapped, neutered, and released, a few kittens always manage to be born. And no matter how hard animal activists work to educate, some people always figure that dumping a cat is easier than finding him a home. Kittens and domesticated cats are often available for adoption from community cat groups, and are something to consider when you’re thinking of getting a cat.