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Wildlife and Community Cats: Fact vs. Fiction

Learn the truth behind common myths about how community cats (aka cats who live outdoors) and wildlife interact.

multiple community cats outdoors amid wildlife

What Every Advocate Should Know About Community Cats

What is a community cat and how can I help them? Here's what community cat and trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) advocates should know.

Black medium-hair community cat with ear tip who is part of a managed TNR cat colony

What Everybody Should Know About Community Cats

If you're interested in helping community cats where you live, it's important to separate the fact from fiction. Here's what to know about trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (T...

Medium-haired brown tabby feral community cat, with an ear tip, next to a tire

What Every Public Health Official Should Know About Community Cats

If you're a public health official, learn about fact vs. fiction when it comes to community cats and trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR), including info about rabies and ...

Gray and white community cat with a freshly tipped ear to indicate he is a feral cat who is part of a managed cat colony

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

What Every Veterinary Professional Should Know About Community Cats

If you're a veterinary professional, learn about fact vs. fiction regarding community cats, including info on how trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) works, doesn’t compr...

Veterinarian wearing scrubs holding a brown tabby community cat, surrounded by sheet-covered humane cat traps

What Every Policymaker Should Know About Community Cats

If you're a policymaker, you might have to face issues about community cats (i.e., stray or feral cats) and trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR). Here's key info to know.

Blackie, a black shorthair community cat, with an ear tip

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

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

Humane Outdoor Cat Deterrents

In addition to a TNVR program to reduce the population of community cats, there are humane outdoor cat deterrents that people can use.

three cats lying together on a blanket

Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) for Cats: FAQs

Trap-neuter-vaccinate-return is a humane, non-lethal alternative to the trap-and-kill method of controlling community cat populations.

Two cats near a humane trap being used for trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR)