The City of El Paso Animal Services Division saved the life of a feral cat that was found with its head trapped in an empty tin can in South-Central El Paso.
Animal Services received a call earlier this week of a feral cat that had its head wedged in a can. It was found along the 5000 block of El Paso Drive. Animal Services officers found the young male cat and took it to the City’s Animal Shelter for treatment.
Animal Shelter staff put the cat under anesthesia and safely removed the tin can. Technicians examined the cat and found him to be in good shape. The cat was also neutered and vaccinated against rabies.
The cat was released back into the neighborhood where it was found and will now be cared for by a feral cat colony manager; a person who feeds and cares for feral cats in their neighborhood. Feral cats are not available for adoption.
Animal Services believes the cat was most likely looking for food and got his head stuck in the discarded tin can. This incident highlights the danger that litter imposes on domestic and wildlife animals. As a reminder, the City of El Paso Environmental Services Department encourages the public to avoid littering by keeping trash in garbage bags and place them securely in trash bins.
The Animal Services Division is working to humanely control the feral cat population through the use of a trap-neuter-release (TNR) program in which feral cats are trapped, spay or neutered and released into the neighborhood where they were collected. Ultimately, over time, the population of the colony will decrease and keep other cats from coming into the territory.
For more information on the TNR program or to become a feral cat colony manager, call the City of El Paso Animal Services Division at (915) 842-1000.
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