Tails from the Shelter 2023

Stray Hearts New TNR Feral Cat Program

We recently kicked off our new STRAY HEARTS TNR program to aid in feral cat population control!

Trap-Neuter-Return, or “TNR” for short, is the humane approach to controlling feral cat overpopulation.

It’s a community-based program that involves concerned citizens trapping roaming cats safely, bringing the cat to Stray Hearts Animal Shelter to get the animal spayed or neutered, and then returning the cat to the exact location where they were trapped, so they can live out the rest of their natural lives (ideally with a caregiver also providing food, water and shelter for them).

Beginning October 5, Stray Hearts began to spay/neuter trapped cats free of charge, give the cats a rabies vaccine and an “ear tip” (the tip of the left ear is removed by convention so that an animal can be identified as being spayed/neutered without having to touch it).

** Note: you are responsible for trapping the cat, delivering it to Stray Hearts, and picking it up after surgery. **

This service is provided to Taos County residents only.

If you’re interested in this program, please call Stray Hearts or email jason@strayhearts.org with any questions or for more info.