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Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate Return (TNVR)

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What Is a Community Cat (Feral or Stray Cat)?

Feral cats are cats who live outdoors and avoid human contact. They can still be helped by being spa...

Tabby-and-white community cat lying on a fence with trees behind him

What Shelter and Field Services Staff Should Know About Community Cats

Learn the facts and myths about community cats and trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) that animal s...

Medium-haired black community cat (feral cat) hiding behind some grass

Cat TNVR: What Does It Mean?

What does TNVR stand for? What does TNR mean when it comes to cats? Learn all about caring for commu...

closeup on the face of a calico community cat

Community Cat Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) Success Stories

Learn about community cat TNVR's (trap-neuter-vaccinate-return) effectiveness at controlling outdoor...

Ear-tipped feral cat (meaning the cat has been part of a TNVR program) in a sunbeam

How to Use Humane Cat Traps for TNVR

Humane cat traps that don’t hurt the animal are used for trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) of comm...

White-and-black feral cat is standing among bushes and meowing. Humane cat traps for TNVR are important to caring for outdoor cats like this one.

Community Cat Programs Handbook: Managing Stray and Feral Cats

Here's a comprehensive guide for helping community cats (i.e., feral and stray outdoor cats) through...

Ear-tipped black cat who is part of a TNVR program standing in tall grasses

Ear-Tipping Cats: What It Is and Why It's Done

What does it mean when a cat's ear is tipped? Does ear-tipping hurt a cat? Learn all about cat ear-t...

Gray community cat with ear tipped

How to Lobby for Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) for Cats

Want to lobby for trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR), aka trap-neuter-release (TNR), to help commun...

black cat, who is part of an outdoor cat colony, standing among plants

How TNR Reduces Nuisance Complaints About Cats

Trap-neuter-return (TNR) reduces stray, feral and free-roaming cat nuisance complaints. Read officia...

Ear-tipped Siamese mix type cat

5 Ways to Fundraise for Community Cat TNVR

Community cats TNVR (also known as cat TNR) takes funds to spay/neuter and vaccinate the cats. Here ...

Feral cat sitting next to donated cat food from a TNVR group

Benefits of Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) for Community Cats

Trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) programs involve spaying or neutering community cats (aka ownerl...

Two community cats are standing next to a bowl of food. Ear tipping shows the cats have been spayed or neutered.

How to Humanely Trap Animals for Rescue or TNVR

Learn tips for how to humanely trap animals both for rescue and cats for TNVR (trap-neuter-vaccinate...

Black-and-white feral cat hiding under bushes, who will be humanely trapped for TNVR and then returned to his outdoor cat colony

Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) for Cats: Action Kit

Wondering how to help community (outdoor) cats? This action kit compiles resources that explain the ...

Gray-and-white feral barn cat who is part of TNR project

Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) for Cats: FAQs

Trap-neuter-vaccinate-return is a humane, non-lethal alternative to the trap-and-kill method of cont...

Two cats near a humane trap being used for trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR)

What Every Advocate Should Know About Community Cats

What is a community cat and how can I help them? Here's what community cat and trap-neuter-vaccinate...

Black medium-hair community cat with ear tip who is part of a managed TNR cat colony

What Every Policymaker Should Know About Community Cats

If you're a policymaker, you might have to face issues about community cats (i.e., stray or feral ca...

Blackie, a black shorthair community cat, with an ear tip