TNR Request Form for UVHS
What is TNR? Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) is a non-lethal, three-step method to reduce the number of feral and stray cats both immediately and in the long term.

Step 1 – Trap: Feral or stray cats are trapped using a safe, humane live trap.
Step 2 – Neuter: Trapped cats are spayed/ neutered, ear tipped and vaccinated by a veterinarian.
Step 3 – Return: Spayed/neutered cats are returned to their home.

Benefits to the Community-TNR helps the community by stabilizing the population of the feral colony and, over time, reduces it.  Most spayed/neutered cats cease behaviors that instigate complaints by people.  Neutered males have no desire to mark their territory, so they stop spraying. Females never go into heat, so the yowling created by mating no longer occurs.  Most male cats stop fighting because there are no females in heat to fight over, and neutered males have no desire to mate even if a female in heat is in the area. The practice of TNR enables feral and outdoor cats to live their lives without adding to the overpopulation of homeless cats.  

Why is Returning cats more beneficial than relocating? - What happens when cats are not returned to their colony and simply removed from an area is known as the “Vacuum Effect”.  If an established colony is removed from an area, other cats will simply move into the vacated territory to take advantage of the food sources and shelter there – and the cycle of reproduction and nuisance behavior begins all over again.  Cats are territorial, and if dropped off in an unfamiliar place they will try to return to their original territory, making them vulnerable to predators, weather, starvation, and traffic as they wander without established sources of food and shelter.



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Full Name *
Mailing Address (include town & state, please!) 
Please note we are located in New Hampshire. If you are in Idaho, please contact the Humane Society of the Upper Valley in Idaho Falls. We are not affiliated. 
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Phone Number (include area code) *
Email Address *
Complete address where cats are located (include town & state, please!):
What is this address? *
Do you own this property? *
If this is not your property, please share the contact information for the owner. We must have landowner permission & the landowner must sign a TNR contract.  *
Approximately how many cats are on the property? *
How long has this colony been around? *
Are any of the following in this cat colony? *
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Do you feed these cats? *
Does anyone else in your neighborhood feed these cats? *
Please list the name and contact information or location of anyone else who feeds the cats. It is important that everyone restricts food during the trapping process.  *
How often are the cats fed? *
What time are the cats typically fed?
Where are they fed (ie. in a barn, on the porch, etc.)? *
Has there been any trapping done at this site before? *
Have you used a live trap before? *
Are you willing to trap the cats yourself if you are shown how? (Being able to will greatly increase our ability to assist with free spay/neuter) *
Are you able to provide a warm, dry, secure area to hold the cats IN THEIR TRAPS before they come to UVHS? *
Are you willing to safely transport the trapped cats to UVHS for their spay/neuter appointments? (Trapping must be conducted on a Sun or Mon & cats must be brought to UVHS on Mon or Tue for surgery, then picked up the following day for return to the site, if applicable) *
As part of the TNR program, I understand I must notify my neighbors that trapping will take place, to decrease the risk of trapping other people's cats. *
As part of the TNR program, agree that I will withhold food for 24-48 hours before setting the traps, which is critical to the success of the process. *
Please list any questions or concerns. *
As part of the TNR program, I understand If any cats or kittens are found to be social/friendly, UVHS will keep those cats, post them as strays and if not claimed by an owner, UVHS will place them up for adoption. *
I agree to contact UVHS in the future to trap any new cats/kittens in the colony. *
Are you able to make a donation towards the spay/neuter procedures for these cats? *
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