Trap Nueter Return
Advantages
TNR has many advantages. It immediately stabilizes the size of the colony by eliminating new litters of kittens. The nuisance behavior often associated with feral cats is dramatically reduced, including the yowling and fighting that come with mating activity and the odor of unneutered males spraying to mark their territory. The returned colony also guards its territory, preventing unneutered cats from moving in and beginning a new cycle of overpopulation and problem behavior. Particularly in urban areas, the cats continue to provide natural rodent control.
Trap-Neuter-Return, commonly called “TNR,” is the only method proven to be humane and effective at controlling feral cat population growth.
Using this technique, all the feral cats in a colony are trapped, neutered, and then returned to their territory, where if applicable, caretakers provide them with regular food and shelter. Young kittens who can still be socialized are put into foster homes until they can be adopted.
