Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) Makes a Difference

We engage in TNR to humanely control community cat populations at many sites in Columbia and Greene counties…and beyond.

Homeless, free-roaming cats often live in colonies outside, where they are fed by their neighborhoods. With TNR, we humanely trap them, sterilize and vaccinate them against rabies, and then return them to their original site. They are also painlessly ear tipped so everyone knows they’ve been fixed.

Friendly cats or young kittens that are adoptable are not returned, but instead sent to one of our foster homes for socialization – and eventual placement into loving homes. Their lives are changed forever for the better!

TNR provides a humane way to control community cat overpopulation. while their neighborhoods keep providing food, water, and shelter for them.

Our volunteers help us trap cats and also assist animal control in locating community cats in need of TNR services. Called “caregivers,” some volunteers also feed and monitor the health of community cats once returned to their original site.

Monitoring is important to successful TNR programs so we can identify new cats that join the colony. They are also trapped, sterilized, vaccinated, and ear tipped – just like the other cats. This keeps the cat population stable.

If you’d like to volunteer to help us with any aspect of TNR, please let us know!