Focus on Ferals is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) organization. Your monetary donations are tax-deductible – to make a donation, please click here:

Mission Statement

Our mission at Focus on Ferals is to assist community cats through a full management plan which focuses on spay/neuter and includes Trap-Neuter-Return for feral cats, a socialization and adoption program for feral kittens and friendly strays, and ongoing support for the people who care for these cats. Our vision at Focus on Ferals is to achieve a No-Kill nation through the effective use of humane strategies, where every cat is treated with care and compassion.

Our Leadership

Gina Bajrić founded Focus on Ferals herself in 2005, providing Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) services while caring for a handful of stray and sick cats in her garage. Ten years later, she moved Focus on Ferals into its current adoption center in Byron Center, Michigan with a crew of dedicated volunteers. Bajrić routinely pulls cats from shelters with limited resources across West Michigan and provides support to individuals working to help strays and ferals in their communities.

Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR)

Feral Cat: was either born in the wild and never had human contact, or reverted to a wild state after being abandoned; the majority of feral cats cannot be tamed.

Generally, attempts at taming or adopting ferals prove to be fruitless. Our efforts at Focus on Ferals can be realized one-hundred-fold if we do the greatest good for the greatest number of ferals by stopping the cycle of reproduction. Communities can help these forgotten cats by providing them with food, water, shelter, and spaying/neutering services through the “Trap-Neuter-Return” full management program. Briefly, TNR consists of the humane trapping, sterilization, and return of feral cats to their familiar habitat to be cared for daily by dedicated Focus on Ferals volunteers. Kittens under eight weeks and/or tame cats are placed into adoption programs.