• Community cats are humanely trapped, brought to the veterinary clinic.

• They are spayed or neutered, vaccinated for rabies, and ear tipped.

• They are then kept overnight the day of surgery to ensure they are fully awake and recovered.

• Finally, they are returned to the outdoor homes to which they are bonded.

Residents of McCormick County can contact the HSMC to request our team come out and trap cats on their property. 

By doing this, you are giving consent for us to enter your property, place our traps and then return the cats to that same location. We do not relocate these cats.

Removing the tip of the left ear is the universal sign that a cat has been spayed or neutered through a TNR program. This allows TNR volunteers and the public to readily identify that a feral cat has already been altered.

• TNR cats may be part of feral cat colonies in our county or they may reside on private property. 

• Scientific studies show that TNR effectively addresses the community cat population by ending the breeding cycle, meaning no new kittens are born to a community cat colony.

• As sound public policy, TNR addresses community concerns, reduces shelter intake and killing, and reduces calls to animal services, all of which save cats' lives and taxpayer dollars.