The Richmond District is bordered on each side by large parks – the Presidio and Golden Gate Park – both of which have their own budding populations of feral cats. Some of them may be visitors to your property on occasion, looking for a little food and affection.
Next Tuesday night, the Richmond District branch library will host a free workshop on “Community Cats”. The program is put on by the Community Cares Department of the San Francisco SPCA.
Come to the workshop to learn more about San Francisco’s community cats, how Trap Neuter Return (TNR) programs can be successful in your neighborhood, and how you can get involved in helping the feral cats in our neighborhood.
The free workshop takes place on Tuesday, January 31 from 6pm until 8pm at the Richmond Library (351 9th Avenue).
Sarah B.
Am I the only one who has never seen feral cats in the Richmond district? I live across the street from the park and assumed this was due to the many coyotes that I have seen, often.
Instead, can we have a workshop about all the feral skunks in the park? On my early-morning runs, the smell is like a burnt rubber factory. And they almost dare you to approach them.
There are a couple of feral cats on 20 Ave, south of Geary. But, they pretty much hang out in the back yards. As to the skunks, I doubt the population was ever domesticated and they make their way out of the park. I know I have smelled more than one trek through our backyard in the middle of the night, when we have had the window open.
there are loads of feral cats in the Richmond, and you’re right – they are all hanging out in the backyards. I called the SPCA last year about a few in my yard — they came out, helped me trap them, got them neutered, and now I feed them when they visit my yard. we also found a few newborn kittens that were too young to be feral and got adopted once they were weaned. after talking to neighbors, we learned of even more houses that were seeing cats in their yards and the spca folks helped us neuter close to 35 of them. love the spca’s program!