Catch - Neuter - Return (CNR), also known as Trap - Test - Vaccinate - Alter - Release (TTVAR) is a method of humanely trapping
unaltered feral cats, spaying or neutering them, and releasing them back to the same location where they were collected.
Trap - Neuter - Return (TNR), also known as Trap - Test - Vaccinate - Alter - Release (TTVAR), is a proven humane method to spay or neuter
unaltered feral cats by safely trapping them, then returning them to the location where they were picked - up.
TNR is a method of humanely trapping
unaltered feral cats, spaying or neutering them, and returning them back to the same location where they were living.
This TNR process prevents the tremendous suffering of kittens born from the breeding of
unaltered feral cats, and is the only humane and effective method of phasing out colonies of abandoned domestic cats and their offspring.
If you find
an unaltered feral in your neighborhood it can be taken to a shelter, altered and returned to your neighborhood.
Not exact matches
In addition, we've implemented a Trap / Neuter / Release of
feral cats, worked with law enforcement and other rescues to save abused / neglected dogs and started an effective low - cost, income verified, program for
unaltered pets.
Feral Cat Program
Feral cats are the offspring of
unaltered house cats who are lost or who have been abandoned by their owners.
A «
feral» cat is one that has never had contact with humans and that is the offspring of abandoned or
unaltered free - roaming cats.
Feeding without spaying actually hurts the
ferals because this gives the
unaltered cats enough food to have plenty of kittens, and eventually feeding the growing colony will either be too costly, or there will be so many cats that neighbors and nearby businesses will complain.
When a
feral cat colony is out - of - control with
unaltered cats and undisciplined feeders, local residents will often feel and express hostility towards the cats and anyone seen as helping sustain their presence.
We fulfill our mission by providing high - quality, affordable and accessible spay / neuter services while targeting the most prolific populations: stray animals,
feral cats and
unaltered pets whose owners do not have access to veterinary care.
Unaltered, abandoned cats due to a rough economy continue breeding in the wild, adding to the
feral cat colonies in and around our City.
Not only that, but you will still find that different
feral cats (
unaltered cats and their progeny that were abandoned by irresponsible, heartless people) eventually will find their way to this locale thanks to the vacuum effect that results when
feral cats are trapped and killed.
The benefits to keeping
feral cats around outweigh the cost of altering them.Removing
feral cats from a location is ineffective as it opens a territorial void and then more
unaltered cats move in, starting the breeding cycle all over again.
Left
unaltered, this cat can reproduce and before long there will be dozens and dozens of
feral cats living in your neighborhood.
These cats could be friendly,
feral, adults, kittens, healthy, sick, altered and / or
unaltered.
Neuter / spay programs must be directed toward the main sources of unwanted animals; unowned /
feral cats;
unaltered cats allowed to roam and randomly mate; and, cats who are mated indiscriminately but purposefully (i.e. not a part of a recognized breeding program).