Safe Harbor Animal Coalition

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Safe Harbor Animal Coalition

We Help Animals, People, and Communites

Trap-Neuter-Return or “TNR” is the humane, effective approach for controlling free-roaming community cats. It is exactly what it sounds like: Cats are humanely trapped and taken to a veterinarian to be neutered and vaccinated. After recovery, the cats are returned or released to their colony outdoors. Kittens and tame stray cats who are friendly and socialized to people may be adopted into homes instead of being released back outdoors. TNR improves the lives of free-roaming cats, decreases nuisance behaviors, and decreases the size of cat colonies over time.