Every city needs an SAFCC-type organization! They truly care about street cats, education for folks who need to understand feral colonies and how to care for them, and in finding wonderful homes for those kitties who would do well with a family in the great indoors. I see people post online, in gardening groups etc. that they are having an issue with a rapidly growing community of feral cats, and I always direct them to SAFCC, who helps get the word out about TNR. They're the best!
Wonderful group. I picked up a shelter and straw from Robert recently. Great service as well as advice on feeding and care for the small colony I am supporting. Five Stars is not enough.
I had a mama cat give birth to 6 kittens in August. SAFCC has helped me greatly by providing humane traps at no cost. I have trapped and had all but 1 cat vetted at the Animal Defense League and another at SNAP at no cost. I also buy straw at minimal cost from them. I have obtained shelters for the above cats for the winter. I would not have been able to afford doing all this without their help. I know we can't get all cats altered but even one vetted cat will prevent 100 more cats. Wonderful non profit organization.
This is a wonderful program. The volunteers are very dedicated and passionate about caring for feral cats.
An amazing group of dedicated volunteers. They do such great work in our community. I have adopted two fur babies from them and have been able to rely on them when there is a community cat in need.
Awesome and great volunteers and great rescues! We had a great experience adopting our ginger cat! They also help the feral cat community in San Antonio!
I returned for another class,since it has been awhile. They are so helpful with information. I do not live in Bexar County or San Antonia and I have a small neighborhood colony I feed and care for. The info on low cost spay and neuter vets given to me has helped me see a way to slow the growth of the colony. They are so helpful and with smiles .
SAFCC offered invaluable information & support when a bonded pair of feral cats decided they liked my backyard well enough to stay...they were sweet, shy & so thin you could see their ribs. I was willing to let them stay but tension arose when the feral male attacked my male house cat. It seemed like a fight to the finish until I finally ran the feral off, temporarily. My cat & I were traumatized. What in the world do we do now? The only answer was to trap, neuter & return the ferals. The SAFCC online video is packed with good information. It clearly shows how to use the trap & the entire process. SAFCC made it easy & affordable to rent a trap. Soon after, my two were neutered & spayed. I was happy & surprised to see how much the aggression decreased in the male, almost instantly. He's no longer scarred up anymore & his coat has grown pretty & thick for the winter. Now the cats are getting along better and no more terrible fighting! I appreciate the guidance & resources that SAFCC offers this community. We are lucky to have them!
I have always loved cats. The San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition introduced me to the TNR program so I signed up to attend a class. The class was very informative and taught me how to humanely deal with cat overpopulation. Thanks to SAFCC I was then able to TNR no less than 21 cats. I encourage everyone I know to support this valuable and hard working charity!
Great organization for the San Antonio community. Just joined as a foster volunteer to help with their mission.
I was at a complete loss on what to do when a feral mom cat had 7 kittens in our garage. I had other family cats and couldn't care for that many long term, plus what to do with the momma cat! I searched online and came across their number and it has been a whirlwind of help ever since!! My whole family attended a tnr class and we were able to trap & fix mom and all 7 kittens. As of now mom is our barn cat...beautiful & healthy. And several kittens have already been adopted into loving homes. We are so very grateful for all the help and support they have given us along the way. They have opened up their hearts and dedicated a big chunk of their lives to helping these sweet little fur balls - And our world is a mucb better place with people like them in it!!
Thank you!!
During Covid a stray cat would stop at my parents. My aunt would feed her occasionally and then she would bring her babies. Fast forward to 2024 my grandpa now feeds a little over 10 cats everyday. Kittens would pop up and it’s always so heartbreak seeing them. My grandpa is getting older and to keep population down and no more kittens showing up I call SA feral. They have help fix just about all the cats in the colony and have been extremely helpful. I can’t thank them enough. I love this organization for my city to help the cats. Johanna was the wonderful volunteer to help my grandpa and I’m sure the team is just made up of wonderful helpers as well. I wish them all nothing but the best
SAFCC is an absolute gift to the city of San Antonio. When I moved back here to my hometown after the pandemic, I learned about the city’s cat overpopulation crisis.
The amazing volunteers at SAFCC helped me with a pregnant stray in my neighborhood.
I was so appreciative of their help that when the time came to adopt a cat of my own, of course it was through SAFCC.
Keep up the amazing work!!!
San Antonio feral cat coalition has helped my neighborhood on the west side by trapping,fixing,releasing and even helped with feeding some of these poor unfortunate animals who desperately need for someone to care for them. Many of these cats are abused and neglected but mostly overlooked. Some of them have medical needs and S.A.F.C.C. has been very helpful in decreasing an already over populated area. Thank you for all you do every day to help these animals and our community! You go above and beyond! The cats and I thank you wonderful people!
Not only does SAFCC help many community cats and the people who care for them, but they do it with heart, compassion and truck-loads of outreach and enthusiasm! I'm proud to support when I can
I recently came across a stray cat in my neighborhood in dire need of medical help. He had sustained burns to his face. The SAFCC helpline led me to the appropriate resources to get the cat the care he desperately needed. They even offered me guidance on how to rehome this cat to my house. Because of the knowledge they shared, I was able to get him tangible help!
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I take care of two cats in my backyard, who much prefer living the outdoor life free from a lot of direct human interaction. Recently one of my cats was ill. I reached out to SAFCC via their helpline and within 24 hours someone had replied to me. This volunteer provided me with a list of feral-freindly vets and was very understanding of the parameters of caring for outdoor cats who do not feel comfortable indoors or with humans.
The San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition is the leader in the city and county when it comes to educating the public on the issue of feral cats. Not only do the educate, they also provide training on the TNR process and help rescue and adopt cats into loving homes. We're proud to have them in our rescue "family".
Helotes Humane Society
San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition is a valuable asset to the community, providing education and performing important work in San Antonio. I have gained a wealth of knowledge from them, and it is evident that they are truly dedicated to their mission.
I want to give a huge thank you to the San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition for their incredible support in helping me manage my cat colony through TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return). Their team provided the knowledge and guidance I needed to ensure my colony is spayed, neutered, and healthier overall. They were patient, kind, and truly committed to the well-being of feral cats. Without their assistance, I wouldn't have felt as confident in taking on this project. I’m forever grateful for their mission and the work they do to improve the lives of these cats and the community. Highly recommend them to anyone looking to make a difference for our feline friends! Photos of some of my TNR'd colony (now have almost all fixed/vaxxed!)
My brother-in-law passed away on 12/24/2023. He had a feral colony of about 12 cats he was feeding. I asked him if I could contact the SAFCS to get the cats fixed. He agreed. Unfortunately I severely broke my foot and couldn't get out there. But I did contact this amazing organization and they were able to TNR seven out of the 12 cats ,
SAFCC is an essential resource to the city for TNR'ing and fostering cats. They have enabled me to TNR nearly a dozen feral cats in my neighborhood and foster almost a hundred more until they were vetted and found good homes. Now my neighborhood is no longer teaming with stray cats.
Horrible experience with this group. I would not donate to this group. I was deceived and lied to by them. Please donate to another group. These people keep stolen cats and sold
them.
Every City/County does need a caring Organization like San Antonio Feral Cat Association.
Kind friendly volunteers that care about our feline friends all over.
They have always helped or answered questions above and beyond…..Absolutely 100% ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition does so much to help not only San Antonio but outlying counties that also need assistance. I reached out to them a few years back as I was in need of assistance trapping a large group of ferals from a home in which the owner was moving out of state. Also, when Hurricane Harvey hit the Houston area I reached out to their group seeking crates and traps to take to the area to assist in helping save the lives of so many misplaced cats. They’ve also been very instrumental in helping a group that I’m a part of, the Roadrunner Cat Coalition!
I've always heard about the San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition, but never really looked into their services until a neighborhood cat was suffering from an infected abscess wound. I called the helpline and got guidance right away. I took a TNR class and was able to trap the hurt cat. I found out a neighbor had also taken the class and was trying to help the same cat! SAFCC had given her information for a vet that would discount care. This was a tremendous help to us. Everyone involved was caring, helpful, and provided lots of positive support.
We were able to get "Jack Friend" neutered and medicine. My neighbor and I shared caring for him. The original wound was about 1.5 inches wide and 3 inches long. Here's a picture of the healed wound on "Freedom Day."
San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition - - Thank you for giving me an insight of how to take care of feral and stray cats through example, education, and courage. I have enjoyed seeing the organization at cat events and countless assistance throughout San Antonio. Keep up the good work and dedication!
MJ Colony of 8+ Cats
* This was my beautiful stray boy, Chevelle. Unfortunately, someone took him. Custom made cat beach house.
San Antonio Feral Cat Coalision it's a great the best! Elva and Donna are the best trampers and Fosters, they helped me to catch Alejandro the cat. He was rescue from my aaprtment complex, Alejandro was suffering from mange and severe allergies for the hot weather outside. Thanks to Feral cat coalision, Alejandro was cheked for a vet and he was treated for the mange. Now Alejandro how weights 19 pound and it's cat friendly and free of mange, he is waiting for to find a for ever loving home!.
Thank you Feral Cat colision for you support to our stray cats.
When I was working in a behavioral health care for children hospital in the years before I retired, there were feral cats everywhere; I'd get calls that a kitten was 'down' on the sidewalk -- they were diseased, the males fought at night and upset the patients, and it was a problem. I contacted the SAFCC, took a trapping class, they loaned us traps and long story short, we and our neighboring institution teamed up and spay/neuter-ed 19 cats in about 18 months. Just as predicted; the cats settled in/down, a few moved on and soon we had a stable colony. Set up a feeding station and named the permanent residents. My favorite story is that in the early days when I was still trying to get buy-in from management for the project -- one of the ferals trotted by the glassed-in reception area one day w/a gigantic rat in his mouth. Perfect PR or PRRRRRRR :) Couldn't have done any of this w/o SAFCC's expertise, flexibility, and patience.
We adopted the latest addition to our family from this group at one of their adoption events. In talking with all the volunteers there, you can tell they really love what they do and are passionate about the cause. Would love to see more people support them!
The Feral Cat Coalition generously donated traps for the ferals I found. I've always said I didn't need to go to a shelter to get a cat, the shelter seems to come to me. My sweet dog "Ruby" and my lovable cat, "Jake" passed away at nearly the same time. They had only been gone less than a week when two ferals moved into my backyard. I'll borrow a cage and begin trapping them to ensure there don't reproduce. The world already has too many strays from irresponsible pet owners. Cats, especially males, are usually cleaner and calmer after being neutered or spayed.
I wanted to do a little more than just donate to this charity. So I signed up to help showcase the cats and kittens by playing with them and keeping their cages clean. The other volunteers of this group are so caring and generous. They report on the health of the kitties, and flag any problems before they become any larger. The Coalition gives parties for the volunteers on a regular basis, and it is wonderful to be around such caring people and hear more of their stories with cats. For example, there was a blind cat at the party, and one lady just sat with her in her lap, and petted her the whole time.
Thank you SAFCC for your life-saving impact on the community.
AMAZING organization! These folks work TIRELESSLY to help our community/feral cats. They are constantly fundraising/applying for grants for their various programs: subsidizing spay/neuter surgeries for their TNR program, providing food to colony feeders, treating sick/injured cats, and providing funds/supplies for their adoption program. We first encountered this group over 11 years ago when we attended their TNR class and trapped our first feral/community cat. Since I retired I began volunteering at one of their PetSmart locations and help raise funds at their annual Christmas Bazaar. Volunteering for this organization is more rewarding than any job I've ever had. These folks are passionate and enthusiastic about their mission and are happy to share their wealth of information/resources with anyone wishing to help our community cats. We even adopted our kitty from them and she is the BEST KITTY EVER!!!!
The easy-going, helpful crew at The Humane Society have helped me spay an adoptable female and neuter 2 males that were camping out in my back yard.
This sweet girl cried for days wanting me to let her in the house. I knew my territorial cats wouldn't stand for it. A local adoption group accepted her after she was vetted at HS. Thanks!
I absolutely adore and love SAFCC! I did the T-N-R video and learned many educational information about feral community cats. I help as a feral cat colony feeder and see how much this organization impacts the community! This organization deserves to continue to thrive and exist as it is vital to our community and cats. I am so happy to know such amazing and caring people at SAFCC! Moreover, this organization gives me hope, courage and confidence to help these outside cats and make a difference in San Antonio and other cities!
Deidra
This group is very important in our city. Their training video was a big help to me. The trap loan program is very helpful. With SAFCC's assistance, I believe we can better manage the feral cat population. I like that they run a very lean operation with little overhead. Thanks!
Words cannot describe how wonderful the people volunteering for SAFCC are. We fed a feral cat and her kitten and before we knew it we were feeding 15 cats. We contacted the SAFCC and within a couple of weeks all the cats were caught and spayed. We couldn’t bring ourselves to trap the cats ourselves, so DJ came every day to trap the cats and take them to and from the vet – with most days coming as early as 7 in the morning to trap and as late as 9pm to drop off the cats. She is one of the most knowledgeable persons I have ever met and extremely dedicated to rescuing feral cats. Thank you, DJ, for you dedication and for taking extremely good care of the cats and thank you to all the volunteers at SAFCC for all you do!
Earlier this year a small kitten showed up on my doorstep out of nowhere. I feed a number of adult cats who I have fixed through SAFCC so this kitten showing up out of nowhere shocked me. Through SAFCC I was able to borrow a trap to get her spayed and vaccinated and shortly thereafter she was adopted out to a family via a local rescue group! Thank you to SAFCC for always being there to let me borrow traps and use your program to spay/neuter and vaccinate community cats that show up on my porch.
The SAFCC is a huge factor in controlling the feral cat population in San Antonio. From trapping to surgery, to recovery, and sometimes adoption placements, they do outstanding work. A special shout-out to star trapper DJ for her hard work, dedication to duty, and professionalism! Thanks!
DJ made me a believer! She came and helped my Mom by trapping, spaying and getting neutered the stray cats that were dumped in her backyard. She didn’t mind feeding them and providing a sheltered back porch, but definitely needed to get them fixed. I found your organization online and have been a supporter ever since. Thanks for the great work all your volunteers do daily to improve the lives of so many feral kitties! VF
Several years ago I took the TNR class and was able to get two backyard kittens and the mom neutered. Sadly mom and one kitten are no longer with us, but we still have the other kitten, who is all grown up and sweet as can be.
This spring a feral female began living on our patio, so it was time to TNR again
Retook the class on line, got a loaner trap, and trapped the young female. When we went to pick her up after being spayed we found out she already had the surgery. She is now another of our house cats. Thank you SAFCA for helping us rescue and love 4 wonderful cats.
I donate through Amazon. Easy and adds up to a pretty good donation.
I have always been a cat person, love animals but cats are drawn to me. I went to a Feral Cat Coalition training for TNR. I have since trapped eight cats in my neighborhood and care for them thanks to this training. Their volunteers are wonderful enough to have met me to sell me a trap. I will trap more but it seems I have neighbors that do the same thing ( I see the nipped ear) which is very helpful. This is a wonderful organization and does wonderful things for cats.
We adopted Bella, a beautiful black smoke kitten, after a SAFCC volunteer found her in a car’s engine. We have donated regularly to SAFCC but Bella was our first opportunity to adopt from them. Kay, another SAFCC volunteer, brought Bella to our home and throughout the introduction her dedication and love for cats and SAFCC’s mission was clear. Bella has brightened every one of our days. We are incredibly grateful to SAFCC and will continue to support their mission of adoption, when possible, and healthy colonies of TNR cats when it’s not.
It has been 15 months since I first discovered the SAFCC. My husband and I bought property here and relocated from Houston last spring. Little did we know our new home came with 4 feral cats. Two of them were obviously nursing litters somewhere in the area. This organization helped me trap and spay/neuter every single one of them. A total of 10. We never could've afforded that on our own. I think about how many new kittens would've been born over the past year that I would be feeding now if this organization didn't exist. They are a Godsend. My colony will never go without food or water as long I live here but more importantly they won't be breeding and contributing to the problem.
Super amazing, helpful group of people. I had been feeding two feral cats that I had previously neutered. A month ago, more started coming to be fed. Lots more. Overwhelmed and vastly outnumbered, I called on SAFCC for help. I have spoken with 4 different volunteers, who were all very knowledgeable and helpful. I also received free online training, and borrowed and purchased traps from the organization. Success is the best review - last week I trapped and spayed 5 pregnant females. I still have 3 or 4 more to go (still seeing new arrivals), but feel confident I will eventually have a stable group. I would give 10 stars if that were possible.
I help several cats in my back yard. DJ from SAFCC was a fantastic trapper. She helped me trap and get fixed about 11 cats. Thanks DJ
I have volunteered with this charity in the past and know firsthand the results of its instruction. I carry cards with the group's information wherever I go and whenever I see someone at the store buying a basketful of cat food I inquire to see if they could use some TNR guidance. Community cats are well served by SAFCC.
I first heard about the Feral Cat Coalition when one of my parents outdoor strays they fed was injured. I went to one of the TNR classes to learn where everything was explained clearly and honestly. I've been able to successfully trap and fix the outdoor cats we now currently care for. They no longer fight each other and now are the best of friends.
I feel very blessed with SAFCC. They have helped with tnr classes when I discovered a big cat problem in my neighborhood. A few years later after I worked with the neighborhood cats I found an injured cat that needed to be amputated. The veterinary bill was more $1000. A member of the association knew of my low income. They helped me pay most of the bill with a donation. Recently they have helped me enlist in the food program to help me feed the 24 cats in my neighborhood.I am beyond blessed with this association. They are here to help you when its needed.
Lourdes J.
SAFCC is a fantastic VOLUNTEER organization! When the pandemic hit and I found a mother cat with newborn kittens who were sick, SAFCC was the only rescue willing to sponsor their care. Most of the other rescues in SA had their hands tied by bureaucracy because they work closely with the city-run shelter, which had not figured out how to handle new intakes before it shut down for COVID-19. But not SAFCC, they gladly accepted my little family into their program and, because they were overrun with pleas from people all over the city, they offered to sponsor me if I would foster them. I enjoyed the experience so much that I continued to foster long afterwards. I am still amazed by all this non-profit organization manages to accomplish for the city. SAFCC is made up of a relatively small group of passionate cat-loving advocates, all of whom are VOLUNTEERS, and most of whom still have full-time jobs! And yet, still their TNR trapper team manages to efficiently TNR hundreds, if not thousands, of cats across the city every year. Not only that, but their small group of dedicated fosters take in friendly strays and owner surrenders, and nurse them to health before helping them find new homes. In 2020 alone, they re-homed nearly 2,000 kittens/cats!!! And I have not even mentioned their Cat Crisis Fund..... Considering the fact they're funded completely through donations and grants, this is an absolutely astounding organization that provides an essential service to the city
Great organization! I have gone to feral coalition for help w/TNR’ing cats on several occasions. They are very knowledgeable, resourceful, and always come through! Awesome team :) I made personal contact with Sandy Guerrero, one of the volunteers. She deeply cares about the organization’s mission, ensured I had everything I needed, to include any traps & training. I cannot express enough how wonderful this group is & how much they are needed in San Antonio!
Best cat rescue that I have worked with. They fully support you and help you with all your fosters needs. They care about the well being of every kitten or cat that comes their way and work tirelessly to ensure the rescue keeps running smoothly.
I started volunteering with this place when i found a kitten that needed a forever home. This kitten had been found inside a car engine on a random street. He found a loving fur dad and is now happy as can be. I continue volunteering the best i can. Such a wonderful organization worth your support.
I started out with this nonprofit by taking their FREE TNR course to help out with the feral population in my neighborhood. Thanks to this rescue's efforts, the city shelter has not euthanized a cat due to overpopulation in nearly a decade! I still do TNR, but I have also become a full time foster to help get the friendlies off the streets and into new homes. Without SAFCC, I never would have had the financial resources to do this on my own.
San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition helps the cats of San Antonio. They subsidize surgery for the public, adopt out friendly cats, teach people tnr, and educate on how others can help community cats.
SAFCC teaches a wonderful class on how to humanely and safely (for both the trapper and the cat) perform Trap-Neuter-Return. As a result of attending their class, I have been able to get dozens of cats sterilized and vaccinated for a reasonable price. The fact that they subsidize the cost of those services has saved me lots of money. Additionally, they have a help line that is available to answer questions, offer advice & counsel, as well as help strategize solutions for difficult situations. They are a wonderful organization. This is one charity that I know prudently uses my donations, down to the last penny.
We were new to SA when we spent a holiday weekend at a lovely B&B and discovered they had a small colony of cats on site & a new mom with 4 kittens. Wanting to assist them with managing their furry farm family, we reached out to SAFCC for guidance and TNR training. What a wonderful team!! We got instance assistance and enthusiastic support. Thanks to SAFCC all cats were TNR'd and kittens adopted. The work they do is hugely appreciated!
We had 2 litters of kittens born in our back yard. Early on we reached out to organizations as to what the proper way was for doing the “RIGHT THING” for these 2 Mother’s and the 9 kittens between them. We were given wrong information from the start! We continued to contact other organizations and one of the very well known, was no help and the lady I spoke to was downright rude!! My husband I gave never owned cats of any kind. This was a new experience.
Finally a very nice lady put us in contact with DJ, a volunteer with the SA Feral Cat Coalition.
She was a Godsend for sure. She spent time in our home while waiting for the kittens and momma’s to take the bate.
We didn’t get all of them but did get 6 kittens and one momma!
She is a saint and so devoted to her mission.
Thank you DJ for the love you have in your heart for the welfare of cat. You are the best!
Thank you.
Mike and Glenda Callahan.
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I learned about this organization soon after discovering 4 baby kittens no more than a month old whose mother, a very young and starving feral had apparently given birth to them under the shed. This discovery was 3 days after the loss of my precious dog named Sport who had lived with me for 14.5 years. I have to mention this because of losing him, I was given 4 kittens & momma to care about. The SAFCC invited me to attend a very informative, well planned & free workshop to learn how to trap-neuter-return (TNR) feral cats that they conduct at libraries on a regular basis.
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