• Find veterinarians interested in helping solve the problem and willing to learn the techniques of safely spaying/neutering these wild creatures! Check out the video, Working with Feral Cats in Veterinary Practice, available from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn (AL) University. Dr. Larry Moore is the contact there for copies of the video.
  
• Recruit and train volunteers to trap cats (see Alley Cat Allies' Humane Solution video)
• Establish guidelines and procedures for aftercare and long term maintenance
• Educate local officials about the problem and the solution
  
  

Initially the funding for these efforts will probably be private (tag sales, craft shows, donations and community grants) but can and should grow at least partially to public funding, including animal control and public health departments. The feral cat issue is connected with public health and we urge feline friends to contact their public health officials with information about humane feral cat colony management - if the department is not already aware of these solutions. It is best to work with these officials to develop a local plan rather than wait for problems to develop.

TNR: Working with Feral Cats (Espanol)
Building the Body of Scientific Evidence that TNR Works
Feral Cat Q & A For Veterinarians

Resources:
Community Cat Solutions
Stray Cat Handbook
Public/Private Strategies for Cat Population Control
Feral Friends Network
The Neighborhood Cats TNR Kit

Articles Related to Other Feral Cat Issues:
Where Cats Belong - and Where They Don't
Feral Cats on the Firing Line

Videos:
Alley Cat Allies
"9 Lives" Video Series: Protecting Life, Providing Love for Feral Cats
Working With Feral Cats in Veterinary Practice