City of Mesa, Arizona

Leash or License Laws

There are no leash or license laws on cats and no agency picks up cats.  Trapped cats can be taken to the Maricopa County Animal Care and Control shelter at 2630 W. 8th St. in Mesa or the Arizona Humane Society in Phoenix and do involve fees determined by the shelter. 

Cat Information

If you are feeding free-roaming, wild or feral cats you cannot catch, help is available. The Spay and Neuter Hotline (SNH) has a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program for feral cats.  TNR is the most humane and effective method for stabilizing the feral cat population. Cats are humanely trapped, spayed and neutered, ear-tipped and returned.  Weekly clinics are held all throughout the Valley. 

To sign up for the TNR program please contact the SNH at 602-265-7729 (SPAY) or email feralcats@adlaz.org .  Visit The Spay and Neuter Hotline at: spayneuterhotline.org 
If interested in learning about feral cats and managing a feral cat colony, please contact The Foundation for Homeless Cats at www.thefoundationforhomelesscats.org.

For further information about TNR (trap/neuter/return), contact Altered Tails - AZCATS program at 602-216-1160 or www.alteredtails.org.