When a skittish lost cat (or dog) refuses to enter a baited humane trap, what can you do? How do you trap and recover a companion animal that refuses to be trapped? One option: Use your garage. First, here’s the backstory.
This is Betty, a foster cat who escaped outside and refused to enter a baited humane trap. (Photo Credit: Rocco Autero)
One of the recovery methods that we pioneered at Missing Animal Response Network years ago is called “House-as-Trap.” This is a method we use for cats (and sometimes dogs) that come back to the house they escaped from but are too skittish to come inside. Most run off in fear the moment the owner/guardian opens the front door and calls out to them. Our MAR pet detectives will instruct the person to conduct a late-night stakeout known as a “House-as-Trap” operation.
Here’s how House-as-Trap works:
THE REST OF THE STORY (What PAID Subscribers See)
1. Techniques that are used to lure a skittish dog or cat to enter a house or a garage.
2. The process of actually trapping the animal and what that looks like (you’ll see it in the video!).
3. Steps that rescuers take to make certain the door does not close on the animal!
4. The story of Betty, a calico cat who refused to enter a humane trap and was successfully recovered by using the Garage-As-Trap method.
5. The amazing video of Betty’s capture
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