TRAP - NEUTER - RETURN (TNR)

What is a feral cat?
A feral cat is a cat that was born outside and has never been socialized with humans. A feral cat can also be a house cat that was lost or thrown out, and over time forgets how to be domesticated, and reverts to a feral (wild) state as a means of survival.

What is a colony?
Feral cats often live in family groups, or colonies.

What is Trap Neuter Return (TNR)?
It is a nonlethal means of population control, in which all the cats in a colony are humanely trapped, spayed or neutered and vaccinated. They are also ear-tipped. Ear-tipping is a relatively painless procedure, in which just the tip of the left ear is surgically removed. This universal symbol lets others know that the cat has been spayed or neutered. The cats are then released back to their original environment, where food, water and shelter are provided by colony caretakers.

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Benefits of TNR

• Stabilizes and reduces the population
• Greatly reduces the cat population in shelters, by eliminating unwanted litters
• Is a humane way to reduce the population
• Is more effective and less costly than extermination
• Cats live out their lives in safe, familiar territory

Spay/Neuter Feral Cat Package

$55 Suggested Donation :

• Spay/neuter
• Rabies vaccination
• FVRCP (Distemper) vaccination
• Worming medication
• Recovery after surgery (in cages with food, water, litter box & beds - A luxury to most feral cats)
  • 5 days for females
  • 3 days for males
• FeLV testing is an additional cost