LIFE OF A CAT TRAPPER – TNR
This film is rather long, but shows you every aspect of trap, neuter, return, and the pitfalls of trying to be successful at it.
Tag: return
THE COST TO TNR
I stopped adding up what trapping – cost of food, worming meds, and gasoline for traveling has cost me. But, I can say, I enjoy seeing my TNR’d kitties living happy lives with their caregivers, so it is worth the work and cost, for me.
How To Control Community Cat Populations
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…
STRAY, FERAL, COMMUNITY CATS
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. *…
GET THE WORD OUT
At different times, will will be publishing printable flyers onto this website. We ask that all who check it, print it and circulate it. They could be informational or fundraising fliers. When we publish one, we will tell you where, when, and how to share it or hand it out. We will try to keep…
THE LAST FERAL CAT
I am currently working on two different, large colonies, in my neighborhood. Sadly, there are several more because this area seems to be a dumping ground for people who don’t live here. On one of the colonies, this week, I will be trying to trap the last of the cats. I am praying for success,…
THE ARGUMENT FOR TNR
This is a person who has had years of experience working in a TNR program. She brought up a number issues. I did not know that the life expectancy of a feral cat is, in average, 3 years. I do know that one colony I have been working in for over a year lost several…
BUSINESS LIAISON VOLUNTEERS
If you have ever helped with business level fundraising, we need you. Anyone who has done this knows that businesses that will donate to communities are able to give more than an individual. Having someone who has experience doing this can help by doing the actions needed or even teach other volunteers how to do…
FUNDRAISING VOLUNTEERS
Like most non-profit programs, we cannot keep the program going without money. So far, this has been done by the program Administrator and she has done a great job, but she has a LOT more to do. We need help in this area. We need volunteers to not only do the actions needed for fundraising,…
DONATIONS TO TNR
We will be posting an online method of donating to the Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR) program. For now, we ask that you mail checks to the Polk County SPCA, (NOTING TNR PROGRAM on your check memo) to: P.O. Box 1403, Livingston TX 77351, or take them into the SPCA at 802 S. Houston Ave, Livingston. See sample here: 
Or, donate online: –> Donate To TNR Online
About
The TNR program is a self-supporting entity of the Polk County SPCA. The program was created to try to solve the feral cat problems in Polk County TX. As a mostly rural county, this problem has been well hidden, but it is extensive. –> Read More Here
TNR FOR CATS & WHY IT IS NEEDED
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,…