Well, I really doubt that Mama Cat can ever be domesticated...she is pretty wild.at this point. Trust me I have tried to catch her; even when she could only walk on three legs I still couldn't! All of the animal shelters near me are overwhelmed ; I have called all that I can find within a 100 mile radius. I have no doubt that she would be put to sleep; none of the no-kill shelters are accepting any cats.

That's pretty sad... :( Maybe just feed her outside the confines of your building maybe? Like leave some food along the street so that she won't come near the landlord's property anymore.

Hmmm...I see your point!

Actually I own the home but it is on rented property. Although I haven't checked into the legality issue I'm pretty he can tell me what is and what isn't allowed on his property.

Besides, telling the landlord to take a a hike probably isn't a good strategy. (See above answer!)

There isn't a no pets policy here but the pets aren't allowed to roam freely off of the renter's individual property. Obviously that is beyond my control with a feral cat.

Actually I agree with you about feeding all of the stray cats in the neighborhood. However, this is about an individual cat that was abandoned by another tenant. The tenant, by the way was evicted (but it took the landlord a year to get it through the courts) because, among other reasons she was accumulating stray cats that were not confined to her property.

If she is not a friendly cat or does not want to be handled,Then maybe she needs to be put down.Call animal control to take care of her.They will evaluate her and decide what is best.

Mama cat is actually quite sociable and friendly and lets you get within arms length. My theory is that she has had some traumatic encounters with people and just doesn't trust anyone. I would never ever never have her put to sleep but if I could catch her I would definitely have her spayed and then released again.

Thank-you for the links below Lisak; I am going over them now to see if there are any that I have missed!

Do you have any links to any feral cat rescue organizations in eastern PA? I am trying to research this avenue but so far have not had any success.

The humane society in my area is totally and completely uninterested in my dilemma; they are truly overwhelmed with the homeless pet situation here.

Yes, the thought of being evicted, especially with winter on the way, is quite sobering. I feel as if I owe Mama Cat something for having given me two such delightful cats but I'm not sure how far I'm willing to go.

Pennsylvania

Animal Rescue & Referral, Philadelphia, PA area, Telephone: 215-322-9251

Animal Friends, Pittsburgh

Animal Rescue League of Western Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh area
TNR at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
Castaway Critters, spay/neuter services for City of Harrisburg residents
Cat Angel Network, Chester County, Philadelphia, PA area, Telephone: 610-327-6870
Centre County PAWS - State College area - offers low cost spay/neuter certificates

Companion Animal Relief Effort, Philadelphia, PA area; Telephone: 215-462-1889
Feral Agenda, Dr. Dina Russell, Chalfont, Philadelphia, PA area, Telephone: 215-822-7393

Friends of Homeless Felines in Scottdale, call 724-887-0472

4 Paws Spay/Neuterin Wilkes-Barre
Homeless Cat Management Team in Pittsburgh, PA, operates feral cat spay/neuter clinics. Call 412-321-4060.

Humane League of Lancaster County offers spay/neuter clinics for county residents
Hundred Cat Foundationis a TNR group in the Centre County/State College area

The Safe Cat Network, Inc., in the Berks County/Reading area - 3315 Regency Drive, Sinking Spring, PA 19605, 1-877-365-0242 PIN 1990# or 610-478-7939 or email Lynn at toelyn@yahoo.com or Alex at alexk08@verizon.net

Monroe Animal League, Monroe County

No Kill Monroe County

PAWScoverage area includes counties of Adams, Cumberland (Camp Hill/Mechanicsburg), Dauphin (Harrisburg area), Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York
Peaceable Kingdom in Allentown, PA, offers spay/neuter services for feral cats.
Philadelphia Community Cats Council

Sanctuary Hollow, Philadelphia, PA area, Telephone: 610-666-6312
Stray Cat Blues, Buxmont area, Philadelphia, PA
Wags 'N Whiskers Animal Rescue, Philadelphia, PA area, Telephone: 1-800-484-7390, code 9224
York County Feral Cat Coalition, a division of The Humane Society of Southern Maryland Inc. and York, Pa
York County SPCA, Thomasville, operates clinic for feral cats

http://www.castawaycritters.org/info/display?PageID=158

As stated previously, I have tried every animal control/feral cat place/no kill shelter within a 100 mile radius that I could find and so far none have been willing/able to help me out. Lisak has provided some additonal links which I am currently perusing.

Also, I would gladly have her spayed if I could catch her. My immediate problem is how far to push the landlord without him starting eviction procedures!

Well, that's a solution, but it's just not my style to pass responsibility onto someone else. Yes, it's possible that I could get evicted but that is better for me than dealing with the guilt of having abandoned Mama Cat without doing my best.