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Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate Return (TNVR)

What Is a Feral or Stray Cat?

Feral cats are cats who live outdoors and avoid human contact. They can still be helped by being spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and fed.

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 shelter and field services staff should understand.

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

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

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

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

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 community cats (sometimes called stray cats or feral cats).

closeup on the face of a calico community cat

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 community cats. This comprehensive guide will teach you how to use humane ...

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.

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 community cats (feral and stray cats)? Answer these questions before you sta...

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 official statements and excerpts from linked studies.

Ear-tipped Siamese mix type cat

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-tipping.

Gray community cat with ear tipped

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 trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) — also known as return-to-field (...

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

Community Cats Shopping List

Downloadable feral and stray cat shopping list that can be printed and handed out. Things like food, treats, housing items and more can be listed.

Community Cats Shopping List

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

Trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) programs involve spaying or neutering community cats (aka ownerless outdoor cats) and vaccinating them. Learn how TNVR benefits both c...

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

Cat Colony at Risk: Gaining Community Support for TNR

Feral cat colonies can be a source of discord with neighbors. Here are tips to keep the peace when practicing TNR and managing stray cats.

Feral tabby cat with ear tip. He lives in a stray cat colony outdoors.

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 are five ways to raise money for a small-scale spay/neuter campaign.

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

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

Wondering how to help community (outdoor) cats? This action kit compiles resources that explain the value of trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) and how to implement a pr...

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

Save Lives with Feral Freedom

This TNR program guide outlines how Jacksonville, Florida, and First Coast No More Homeless Pets are using trap/neuter/return to lower cat shelter deaths.

Two tabby cats who are part of a TNR program

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-return).

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