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You can improve the lives of outdoor cats with Trap-Neuter-Return, the humane and effective approach for feral cats. To successfully trap, neuter, vaccinate, eartip, and return feral cats, you need a plan. These guidelines for humane trapping from Alley Cat Allies, the organization that helped introduce TNR to the United States, will get you on your way!

Conduct Trap-Neuter-Return Guide

• Overview
• Trap Planning and Preparation
• Trapping
• Post-Surgery
• People and Cats

Want more help with Trap-Neuter-Return?

• Find Local Feral Cat Help in Your Community
• Trapping Cats: How to Trap an Entire Colony
• How to Help Feral Cats: A Step-by-Step Guide to Trap-Neuter-Return
• How to Implement an Organizational Trap-Neuter-Return Program
• How to perform Targeted Trapping
• Kitten and Mom Scenarios and How to Trap

Want to learn more about Trap-Neuter-Return?

• What is Trap-Neuter-Return?
• Why Trap-Neuter-Return Feral Cats? The Case for TNR
• Learn more about the Scientific Evidence Supporting Trap-Neuter-Return
  • Key Scientific Studies on Trap-Neuter-Return – Reviews four studies showing that Trap-Neuter-Return is the humane and effective approach for managing feral cats.
  • Building the Body of Scientific Evidence that TNR Works – Summarizes four articles reporting on different aspects of Trap-Neuter-Return programs, including feral cat health, colony caregivers, and the success of the programs.
  • The Vacuum Effect: Why Catch and Kill Doesn’t Work – Removing cats from an area by killing or relocating them is not only cruel—it’s pointless. Scientific research, years of failed attempts, and evidence from animal control personnel prove the vacuum effect and that catch and kill doesn’t permanently clear an area of cats.
  • Feral Cats and the Public—A Healthy Relationship: The science behind why feral cats are safe members of our communities - Public health policies all over the country reflect the scientific evidence: feral cats live healthy lives outdoors and don’t spread disease to people.

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