r/TracyCalifornia

Hi everyone. I’m trying to help address an ongoing community-cat situation in my neighborhood through humane trapping and spay/neuter.
I am currently bottle-feeding nine young kittens that were found around the neighborhood after their mother did not return for them. Caring for them has made it clear how urgently our neighborhood needs help preventing more unwanted litters.
There are approximately 12 adult outdoor/feral cats in the area that continue to have kittens. I contacted local shelter resources, but I was placed on a waitlist even to receive one cat trap. With only one trap, it may take a long time to safely trap and get all the cats fixed.

My goal is to humanely reduce the number of cats reproducing outdoors, prevent more kittens from being abandoned, and make life better for both the cats and our neighborhood.

Thank you for reading and for caring about these cats.

Looking for recommendations on where to buy fresh fish and shellfish locally. I do not mind driving 30-40 minutes for something good.

What do you all use? Grocery counters, dedicated fish markets, or something else? Open to Stockton, Manteca, Livermore and Modesto if it is worth the trip.

Curious as to what an average rate is for a housekeeper. The last one raised her rate and it seemed like a big jump for an average of 3 hours of work every other week. We have a 2 story, 2700 sq foot house and wanting basic cleaning, dusting, vacuuming mopping of tile floors.