Feral Cat Awareness Day 2025

Thursday, Oct 16, 2025

This week, theToronto Feral Cat Coalition, a partnership of Community Cats Toronto, Annex Cat Rescue, Animal Alliance of Canada, Toronto Street Cats, Toronto Humane Society, Toronto Cat Rescue, and Toronto Animal Services is coming together for a large-scale Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) blitz to help support and manage the city’s feral cat population.

To mark Feral Cat Awareness Day on October 16th, 2025 a dedicated team of skilled volunteers, cat-trappers, and drivers will mobilize in Toronto’s Driftwood area, a neighbourhood known to have a high concentration of feral cats. The effort begins on the evening of October 15th, when volunteers will gather at the Jane/Finch Mall parking lot to begin trapping. The cats will then be transported to spay/neuter clinics run by Toronto Animal Services, where veterinarians will provide health checks, vaccinations, and sterilization surgeries before the cats are returned to their outdoor homes.

Toronto Animal Services will operate two clinics for this initiative, one at the Toronto East shelter (821 Progress Ave) and another through the SNYP (Spay/Neuter Your Pet) mobile clinic, which will be stationed at the rear of the Feral Cat Recovery Centre on Progress Avenue. Cats who undergo surgery will recover for one to two days before being safely released back to their familiar territories.

To further recognize Feral Cat Awareness Day, free spay/neuter services will also be offered to pet owners in the M3N postal code area through the “SNYP” truck on October 14th and 15th at the Jane/Finch Mall. Pet owners can pre-register online at toronto.ca/trap-neuter-return.

Spay/neuter initiatives like this make an incredible difference. One unspayed female cat can produce as many as 30,000 cats over just seven years, leading to immense strain on animal services and shelters. Humane TNR programs are the most effective way to reduce overpopulation while improving the quality of life for feral cats across the city.

By working together, local rescues, volunteers, and community members are making a lasting impact!