How does TNR solve common complaints associated with feral cats?
• When feral cats are trapped, neutered and returned to their territory, they no longer reproduce • The cessation of sexual activity eliminates the noise associated with mating behavior and dramatically reduces fighting and the noise it causes • Neutered feral cats also roam much less and become less visible and less prone to injury from cars • Foul odors are greatly reduced as well because neutered male cats no longer produce testosterone which, when they are unaltered, mixes with their urine and causes the strong, pungent smell of their spraying • When the colony is then monitored by a caretaker who removes and/or TNRs any newly arrived cats, the population stabilizes and gradually declines over time.
