Who To Call To Pick Up Stray Cats. You can bring a stray, tame cat yourself to the east or west valley animal care centers. The shelter receives a phone call from the public when they locate a stray dog and the animal control officers are sent to pick it up or the officers find a stray dog when it is running loose in.
A stray cat who is healthy and friendly likely belongs to someone in your neighborhood. The aspca advocates adopting the many available domestic cats and kittens rather than trying to tame feral cats. Good luck on getting animal control out to pick them up.
1) don't feed stray cats 2) don't abandond your pet cat 3) have your cat spayed or neutered if you need to trap and transport stray cats, read my guide to stray cat trapping.
Mcacc does not pick up stray cats unless they have bitten someone. We can also help with tnr services if certain criteria is met. A stray may have become accustomed to life outside and try to escape again. You could be exposed to zoonotic diseases (diseases spread from animals to humans), or you could expose your cats at home to feline diseases when you pick up a stray cat or handle any cat with an unknown.