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Community TNR

Humane population stabilization across Ohio

Trap-Neuter-Return safely manages outdoor cat colonies by preventing endless litter cycles while protecting existing community cats.

Four-Stage Process

How Trap-Neuter-Return works

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Humane Trapping

Veterinary Care

Ear-Tipping

Safe Return

Caretakers use safe box traps to gather colony members gently without stress or harm.

Each cat receives spay or neuter surgery alongside mandatory rabies vaccination.

The left ear is cleanly tipped while under anesthesia as the universal sign of a sterilized outdoor cat.

Cats return to their familiar territory where caretakers provide ongoing food and shelter.

The Science

Sterilization halts colony reproduction permanently where removal and culling fail.

Removing outdoor cats creates an empty ecological niche that replacement strays quickly fill. TNR stabilizes the existing territory while letting cats live out their natural lives safely.

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Request TNR assistance or trap loans

Licking County property owners and colony caretakers can use this form to report feral populations, borrow humane equipment, or schedule surgeries.