ICVS Community Cats Trap-Neuter-Return Program

Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) is the most humane and effective method available to end the severe feral and stray cat overpopulation crisis in China. The International Center for Veterinary Services (ICVS) is promoting awareness and guiding the development of community-wide TNR programs. Please contact ICVS for more information and how you can help make TNR a fully understood, accepted and practiced method in every community.

What is Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR)?

• TNR involves the trapping of feral or stray cats, getting them neutered, vaccinated for rabies and ear-tipped for identification

• After the cats have recovered from their surgeries, they are returned to their original sites where caretakers provide food and water and monitor for any new cats

• TNR is the only effective method proven to successfully reduce the cat’s numbers over the long term. Efforts to simply “Trap-and-Kill” have historically failed

• TNR provides a humane and life-affirming method to control the population of our community’s feral and stray cats

What are the advantages of TNR?

At the cat colony level:

• Population control (no more kittens)

• Dramatically reduced noise (from fighting and mating) and odor (from un-neutered males spraying)

• Continued rodent control

• Improved community relations

At the community level:

• Lower cat intake and euthanasia rates for local shelters

• Cost savings for animal control from volunteer workforce

• Improved public image for animal control

How can you become involved?

Are you or someone you know already caring for a stray or feral cat colony?

• Educate yourself on TNR by attending information seminars sponsored by the International Center for Veterinary Services (see our web site for details)

• Contact ICVS:
  • Tel.  (8610) 8456-1939/1940/1941
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  • Web site: www.ICVSASIA.com

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