![]() ![]() ![]() These "working cats" are providing a vital service to their communities. An added benefit to the community is natural rodent control. Mass trapping immediately stabilizes the colony and reduces tensions in the community because no new kittens are being born and the nuisance behaviors often associated with the mating of unneutered cats (fighting, yowling, and the smell from spraying of intact male cats) are dramatically reduced. Both trap-and-kill and trap-and-remove result in the "vacuum effect" - when new, unaltered, and unvaccinated cats move into the emptied area and breed, with no caretaker to monitor the cats over the long term.Ī TNR "mass trapping" potentially involves neutering all of the cats during one trapping project. TNR is effective and humane, unlike traditional trap-and-kill or trap-and-remove. TNR performed consistently in a neighborhood has the potential to reduce intake at the city's shelters and, consequently, to reduce euthanasia rates. Whenever possible, young kittens and friendly cats are taken in for adoption. Here their caretakers provide them with food, shelter and, when needed, medical care. With TNR, cats are trapped, spayed (females) or neutered (males), vaccinated against rabies, surgically and painlessly ear-tipped on the left ear for identification, and returned to their territory. TNR is the only humane and proven-effective method to control and eventually reduce the stray and feral cat overpopulation crisis. Collectively, these stray and feral cats are generally referred to as "community cats."Īs early as the 1970s, a few concerned individuals in New York City began implementing TNR for community cats. Born outdoors and having lived with little or no human contact, they are wary of people and have learned to survive in whatever place they call home - whether it's someone's backyard, an industrial park, or any number of other outdoor locations. Feral cats are the offspring of lost or abandoned pet cats. But the vast majority of the free-roaming cats in New York City are "feral" - not socialized to humans. ![]() Some of the cats are strays who have become lost or were abandoned. Tens of thousands of free-roaming cats live in the backyards, alleyways, vacant lots, and other outdoor spaces of New York City. Between 20, the NYC Feral Cat Initiative (NYCFCI) of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals (the Mayor's Alliance) was a driving force leading the charge in New York City to humanely reduce their numbers through Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). New York City has a long history of working to manage the stray and feral community cat overpopulation problem. ![]()
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