Our organization Island Cat Feral Rescue, Inc.  was founded to further the advancement of animal welfare by preventing cruelty to animals - by serving as a resource on humane and effective management of feral cat colony populations. Our Directors and volunteers provide leadership from a diverse section of the community which includes Veterinarians, Adoption Specialists, Vet Techs, Foster Families, along with individuals that are not animal health professionals. Their love and compassion for all cats - feral, stray or domestic brings them together in a mutual goal of animal protection and advocacy.

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Island Cat Feral Rescue, Inc. is a No-Kill animal rescue and resource organization dedicated to reducing the number of stray and feral cats facing euthanasia in shelters. We serve as a community education resource on the practice of TNR -Trap - Neuter - Return in order to gain more acceptance of this process in the Saint Johns County, Florida area.

We are located in St Augustine Florida but our message is sent on the World Wide Web. This website is a support and resource network for TNR - Trap, Neuter, Return and we work closely with local adoption programs. Our goal is to assist as an information resource and liasion for feral cat colony caretakers, volunteers, foster caregivers, those providing medical oversight and all other individuals and agencies interested in advancing the quality of life for feral cats.  

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ICFR supports spay/neuter as the only non lethal solution to prevention of cat overpopulation. See our links page for agencies providing spay / neuter programs in this area.

We do not have a shelter to take in feral, stray or abandoned animals - we can only refer you to local groups that have adoption programs at this time. One of our FUTURE goals is to have a sanctuary for feral cats in our county that need to be relocated due to emergency situations.

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ICFR aims to increase public awareness  by educating the community of St Johns County on the necessity and benefits of community subsidization of sterilization for cat owners who are unable to afford those costs. Many feral cat colony caretakers who cannot afford the costs of multiple sterilization surgeries pay out of pocket. The community is the key in finding a way to fund this crucial component of TNR.

It is a known fact that a very small percentage of lost pets are reunited with their owners. ICFR's Lost & Found Page...  will serve the community as a place to list Lost & Found stray cats. Call us for a listing of your pet. We again intend to be part of the solution in reducing the numbers of strays entering animal shelters - often times facing euthanasia.

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We hope you will please donate to our cause - as we are registered as a private non profit organization and depend solely on donations. Our non-profit 501(c)3 application is currently being processed and we have been told it could take several months before it is approved. This is a critical time for Island Cat Feral Rescue, Inc.  and your donation in any amount is most welcome.   

Look for our fundraising items soon - T- Shirts and stickers supporting our cause -Save The Ferals! Support TNR!  We need to get the word out - the time is now.

You may also mail donations to:  Island Cat Feral Rescue, Inc. PO Box 861083, St Augustine, Florida 32086

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ICFR is  sponsoring a feral food drive for February and March to assist caring for our colony and others in the area. Donations of good quality wet and dry cat food, cat litter, small baby blankets, hand sanitizer, paper plates and bowls, cat carriers are all needed and accepted for care of the kitties. Please contact us if you are able to donate any of these items at (904) 794-4097 or items can be left at  Animal Home Health Pet Stop at 1054 State Road 206 East, Suite E, St Augustine near Subway. Phone (904) 797-2477.

Food, medical care, humane traps, transportation, spay/neuter surgeries are all out of pocket expenses for colony caregivers. Please call 904-794-4097 if you can help. We are currently in need of funds for sponsoring spay/neuter surgeries for our ferals - we need your help to get this done. We depend on volunteers for TNR trapping, transportation to medical clinics, caregiver backups and foster homes. Our forms page for volunteers and foster parents is under construction and will be up soon!

Here at Island Cat Feral Rescue we are currently developing a county wide survey to determine the number of feral cats living in Saint Johns County who desperately need our services in order to survive. Unofficial estimates place the population numbers in the thousands. The survey form will protect anonominity and privacy for caregivers and other concerned respondents. This is not a government survey and the confidentiality of those responding will be ensured. This is critical for accurate statistics and safeguarding the rights of caregivers and homeless feral cats. Look for it soon!

ICFR's web site is focused on information related to effective TNR efforts on the local and national level. We also list links to national resources recoginzed for best practices for the humane care of stray and feral cats. These include Alley Cat Allies and The Humane Society of the United States. We welcome county and city officlials to participate in our efforts and believe that there is a movement for humane change in the way our community addresses the stray and feral cat populations. We have seen this to our north in Duval County and to our south in Flagler and Volusia.

Finally, see our Memorial Page for remembering your loved pet or feral cat from your colony. This can include remembering family members or friends connected with those pets or ferals. For a small donation we can run a short obituary for a limited time on our website. Watch for these special memorials as we construct our new page. This is another way we can raise funds for saving our strays and ferals while serving our community.