TNR – Trap, Neuter, & Return Cats – POLK TX
Trap, Neuter, Return Cats of Polk County Texas
This is just my own experience. If you have done this, please use the REPLY to share your own experiences with doing this. Pumpkin was born on March 5, 2022 from a feral Mom. He was left there until I had him neutered on 6/6/2022. He was neutered, give an Rabies vaccine and FVRCP vaccine…
EXCERPT FROM: –> 12 Year Study Article The study focused on one Israeli city (Rishon LeZion) and tried out different population-control methods over three 4-year periods. In the first, there was no population intervention. In the second, the researchers organized an intensive program of neutering of cats in half of the fifty zones of the city, while the…
WebMD for Pets has an excellent article on the problem and solution. Some highlights from that article: * There are between 60 million and 100 million feral cats in the U.S. They are usually the offspring of cats who were lost or abandoned by their owners, and they grow up not socialized to humans. *…
I am going to put this here, but it is currently a closed program. When it opens back up, I will change this post. The LISN program is called Low Income Spay Neuter program. It is for people with lower incomes so that they can get their cats neutered. You can purchase a voucher for…
If you have one, two, or three feral cats, and have the money to do it, you may choose to be a responsible caregiver by getting them neutered. When they weigh 2-3 pounds, most of the low cost vets will do that neuter. I know of a couple of vets that do it rather inexpensively. …
I have used the TruCatch trap quite often. The setting of the trigger is tricky, but you will learn with time. This video not only shows you how to use this style of trap, but it also shares some trapping basics. Don’t forget the carabiner to lock up the back. I would NOT suggest putting…
This website is about a Polk County TX TNR program. Trap, Neuter, & Return is a method of trying to keep the population of feral cats down. There is a lot of information on the website. PLEASE, if you are involved in TNR, use the Comment/Reply and share your own experiences. Here is a link with instructions on navigating the website: –> Website How-To
TNR, Stands for Trap, Neuter, and Return. It is one way that many cities across the United States have used to control the population of feral cats in their streets. In Polk County, Texas, we have an abundance of feral cats running, not on streets, but in rural areas. Sometimes in a village, or subdivision,…