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Trap - Neuter - Return

Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) programs are facilitated by many volunteers and
organizations in the United States. These organizations trap feral cats, sterilize them
through neutering before releasing them. Variations of the program may include
inoculation against rabies and other viruses and sometimes long-lasting flea
treatments.

Frequently, attending veterinarians cut the tip off one ear during spay/neuter
surgery to mark the individual as being previously caught. Volunteers often continue
to feed and give care to these cats throughout their lives. Many animal care experts
believe that it is prohibitively difficult if not often impossible to domesticate and adopt
a feral cat unless it is trapped and socialized before six weeks of age. However there
is some evidence that many people have adopted and domesticated adult feral cats
successfully. Also, some feral cat organizations offer techniques to do this.

Project Kitty Connect humanely traps stray and feral (wild) cats. We ensure each
cat is evaluated by a veterinarian, vaccinated and sterilized. Volunteers will then
foster a stray or feral cat for a short-period of time and then they are returned to
their natural habitat.

If you have a stray or feral cat concern and would like to know more information
about TNR, please contact us at info@projectkittyconnect.org