When should you bring a cat to a shelter? If you think kittens are abandoned, you can help us by raising them in your home! Follow our orphan kitten care guidelines.For more information about whether kittens should be brought to the shelter, please our Found Kitten Guide for instructions.

If the kittens are sick, injured or in danger, please call us at 61 to make an appointment to bring them to one of our locations.

If you’ve found kittens who are being cared for by their mother and seem healthy, please leave them with their mother.

Please note we only assess cats that have been caught in our traps.Have you found a healthy adult cat or kittens who lives outside? Here are a few things to know: If we confirm the cat is feral, we’ll ask you to drop the cat at our vet to be humanely euthanised. If you’re unsure whether it is a pet or feral, please catch the cat using one of our small animal traps above and bring it into us. You can normally tell if a cat is feral as it will be very scared and wary of people. If the cat is a pet, you must release the cat where you caught it. When you have trapped the cat, please bring it to us so we can assess if it is feral or someone’s pet cat. If the owner doesn’t respond to the paper collar, we can provide you with a trap to catch the cat.

If you have a friendly and healthy cat that persistently visits your property, you can download a paper collar to write on and alert the owner. If you find an abandoned cat, please call the Waikato SPCA on. What you need to know What to do if you find a stray cat

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