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Learn about Bideawee's Feral Cat Initiative - a humane program for managing NYC community cat populations through Trap-Neuter-Return. Find out how you can help stray cats in your area.
As early as the 1970s, a few concerned individuals in New York City began implementing TNR for community cats. TNR is the only humane and proven-effective method to control and eventually reduce the stray and feral cat overpopulation crisis.
The most humane and effective approach to managing the growing population of community cats is Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). In TNR, entire colonies of community cats are trapped, sterilized, vaccinated, eartipped, and returned to their territory of origin.
Mar 8, 2021 · According to the ASPCA, “Community Cats" is a term used to describe outdoor, unowned, free-roaming cats. These cats could be friendly, feral, adults, kittens, healthy, sick, altered, and/or unaltered.
Jun 23, 2021 · In New York City and across the country, society’s perceptions about community cats and the value of TNR began to change. And animal welfare policies evolved. More and more national and local organizations began to embrace TNR as the preferred method of managing community cats.
Feb 3, 2022 · Armed with humane traps, spay and neuter procedures, cat food and warm shelters, cat lovers have helped lower numbers of feral cats while keeping them safe at the same time. Join Scienceline reporter Tatum McConnell as she learns more about managing feral cats in New York City.
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Mar 8, 2024 · TNR stands as the most humane and effective approach for managing community cats, a practice that Staten Island Hope Animal Rescue and Neighborhood Cats passionately advocate for. This method...
