Category: Community Cats & TNR
Trap-neuter-return, colony care, and community cat programs.
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Mass Trapping: How to Handle a Colony of Twenty or More
Trapping a large cat colony in one operation — planning, holding space, clinic capacity, volunteer roles, and why staged trapping…
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How to Start a TNR Group in a Town That Has None
Starting community cat work where no programme exists — finding a vet, funding surgeries, recruiting volunteers, and working with your…
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TNR Clinic Day: What Actually Happens to the Cat
A step-by-step account of TNR clinic day — drop-off, surgery, ear tipping, recovery and return, and what caretakers need to…
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Trapping Hard-to-Catch Cats: Techniques When the Trap Fails
What to do when a community cat will not enter a trap — trap-shy cats, drop traps, withholding food, and…
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How to Estimate a Cat’s Age When Nobody Knows It
How to estimate the age of a kitten or adult cat — teeth, eyes, coat and body condition, and why…
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Disease in Community Cat Colonies: What to Watch For
The common infections in outdoor cat colonies — upper respiratory infection, ringworm, parasites and panleukopenia — and how to manage…
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Neighbour Complaints About Community Cats: How to Resolve Them
How to handle neighbour complaints about outdoor cats — what people actually object to, practical deterrents, and keeping a colony…
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Relocating a Community Cat: When It Is Justified and How to Do It
When relocating a community cat is genuinely necessary, why it usually fails, and the confinement process that gives a move…
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Community Cats and Wildlife: An Honest Look at the Bird Debate
Do outdoor cats harm birds? An honest look at the evidence, what critics of TNR argue, and what actually reduces…
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Why TNR Works: The Population Maths Behind Community Cats
Why trap-neuter-return reduces cat numbers and removal does not — the vacuum effect, breeding maths, and the sterilisation rate that…