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DRAFT <br /> <br /> <br />2017 Year 3 Fosters for Feral Kittens reduce euthanized free-roaming <br />cats <br /> Partnerships- development Feral fosters, neighborhood <br />problems <br /> Program Evaluation determine past and current <br />success and evaluate for future <br />success <br /> Pilot Programs Identify target areas <br />2018 Year 4 Pilot Programs increase number spay/neuters <br /> Partnerships- sustenance and evaluation feral fosters, neighborhood <br />programs <br /> Pilot Program- implementation Expand spay/neuter for cat <br />caretakers, feral foster feeders, <br />neighborhood problem solvers <br /> Evaluation of Plan determine rate of success <br />2019 Year 5 Pilot Program Evaluations determine rate of success <br /> Cat regulations needed changes identified <br /> Evaluate Plan and Sustainability sustainable program <br /> <br />Involving the public will be a priority throughout this period. One possibility is recruiting and <br />training foster homes for kittens born to feral and semi-feral cats. Another is to set up a <br />volunteer core for grassroots efforts to teach community members about spay/neuter <br />possibilities, animal identification, and public health issues. A third possibility is a program to <br />recruit and train cat caregivers to assist in projects that address the problem of free-roaming <br />cats in select “hot spots” in Orange County. <br />In addition, an effort may be made to form partnerships in the triangle to proactively address <br />free-roaming cats on an area basis. Collaboration of this kind could include things like a <br />collective advertising campaign to encourage spay/neuter, vaccinations and identification of <br />cats, and education about how people can enrich the environment inside their homes to be <br />more satisfying to their cats. <br /> <br />