The Campus Cat
Coalition
EAR TIPPING FOR FERAL/STRAY
CAT IDENTIFICATION
While under anesthetic for neutering,
feral cats have 1/'4 inch of the left ear cropped.
It is referred to as "ear tipping".
This method is a national standard for identifying sterilized
feral cats from managed colonies.
It enables easy identification once the cat is released and prevents
the same cat
from being re-captured at a later date.
It can also save a cat's life if animal control authorities recognize
it.
