I have spent the last few hours compiling some of the more interesting “rescue” cases we have collectively done in the past and present.
The contents below is now compiled into a page and available on the menu bar for easy reference. Please feel free to share the page with anyone who might need ideas on how to rescue or catch street animals: https://animalcare.my/rescue/
The contents:
The help that we provide for street animal caregivers is in our Neutering, Vaccination and Medical Aid. Occasionally, if there are surplus funds, we do give out Food Aid as well.
There is, however, one area which we cannot provide help in but are often asked and that is in the rescue or trapping of hard-to-catch animals for neutering or medical treatment.
We do not know of any trappers or skilled rescuers who are able to help so kindly seek your own help through the social media channels.
We do not provide rescue services, but we can share whatever we have done for our personal rescues.
What we do know from experience is that some animals are naturally very trusting and we can just put a loop over their heads or catch them with our bare hands without getting injured or bitten. But some are really challenging. This page is dedicated to the more challenging type of animals.
What we can share here is how we do it ourselves for the animals whom we CNRM, and remember it begins with C=Care, so these are usually animals whom we have fed for sometime before we attempt to catch them. Hence, there is already a certain level of trust in them, but they are still elusive and do not want to be trapped. C=Care and we always do our very best to ensure the methods we use are humane and will not cause undue harm or injuries to the animals.
Kah Yein’s methods with street cats:
Mr Quack, a terrorist male cat, not fed before, using a carrier with tasty food, a long string and with cats to lure the victim: https://animalcare.my/2012/12/19/ladies-and-gentleman-may-i-present-mr-q-plan-d/
Mr Zurik, another very fierce male cat, fed a few times, using a carrier with tasty food, a long string and friendly cats to lure the victim: https://animalcare.my/2013/06/26/ladies-and-gentlemen-mr-zurik/
Minnie and Smurfy (mother and son), fed for a few days, using food to lure into house: https://animalcare.my/2020/04/18/ops-subuh-3-as-it-stands-now/
Riley, a 5-month old female kitten, fed for about 1 month, using a raffia string to lure into house: https://animalcare.my/2022/12/01/ladies-and-gentlemen-a-raffia-string/
Gerald (NottyG) and Creamy, both male street cats, not fed before, using food only: https://animalcare.my/2022/12/06/i-caught-both-creamy-and-nottyg/
Samantha, a cautious pregnant female street cat, fed for 3 months, using a raffia string to lure into house: https://animalcare.my/2023/01/27/ladies-and-gentlemen-we-present-samantha-gerald-helped/
Misty, a cautious female cat, fed for 1 month, using a raffia string to lure into house: https://animalcare.my/2023/03/21/ladies-and-gentlemen-misty/
Dolly, a pregnant street cat, never fed before: https://animalcare.my/2014/05/20/hello-dolly-another-rescue-and-rehome-story/
Ivan and Justin, two male street kittens, never fed before: https://animalcare.my/2014/05/19/ivan-and-justin-a-rescue-and-rehome-story/
Kah Yein’s methods with abandoned or lost pet dogs:
7 abandoned pet dogs left behind in a house: https://animalcare.my/2010/01/21/the-kuchai-lama-rescue/
Yoshee, an abandoned pet dog: https://animalcare.my/2012/05/12/yoshee-rescued-and-home-with-me-now-is-it-your-dog-found-in-ss17-subang-jaya/
Chelsea, a lost pet dog who ran away because of fireworks: https://animalcare.my/2015/11/21/of-fireworks-chelsea-and-her-2nd-rescue/
JoTong’s methods with street dogs:
Catching “Mission Impossible” street dogs using the Mouse Trap, the Fencing and the Fish Net: https://animalcare.my/2023/04/11/catching-the-mission-impossible-dogs/
Using the darting method to capture difficult street dogs (Important: You cannot lose sight of the dog and this may take hours): https://animalcare.my/2023/10/09/its-not-an-easy-way-after-all-using-the-darting-method-to-catch-difficult-dogs/
Above are the methods that we have personally used before. Please click on each link and read the details.
You can also browse the internet for many more methods.
Whichever method you use, please ensure that the animals are trapped in a humane method which does not cause them any undue or serious physical injuries. Some stress is unavoidable, though.
All the best!