TNR Education

TNR stands for Trap-Neuter-Return.

TNR is a non-lethal method to reduce the feral cat population. 

This method of controlling the cat population is remarkably more cost effective than trapping and killing feral cats. 

TNR costs roughly $50-$60 for the entire process, while it generally costs roughly $100-$105 to euthanize a cat. There are even a few TNR programs throughout the U.S. that cover the full cost for TNR, making the expense for the individual trapping the cat $0. 

• Humanely trap feral/community cats, 
• Have them spayed/neutered, vaccinated, ear tipped (for identification purposes)
• Return them to their cat colony to live out their lives (original location they were picked up at)

• Provides a better quality of life for community cats 
• Stemming the population expansion that is a direct result of breeding 
• Improving the communities in which these cats are found
• Reduces "kill" rates at shelters that accept captured free-roaming cats, in turn improving public perceptions and possibly reducing costs 
• Eliminates or reduces nuisance behaviors to decrease public complaints about free-roaming cats