TNR Policy Video Wins Award

Available as part of CD/DVD set from HSUS

August 30, 2009

Trap-Neuter-Return: Fixing Feral Cat Overpopulation, a video directed by Neighborhood Cats' Bryan Kortis and produced by The Humane Society of the United States, was awarded a Muse Medallion for being Best in Category (Video, DVD or Television Production) in the Cat Writers Association's 2008 annual contest.  The 16 minute film, intended for presentation to policymakers, examines the causes of feral cat overpopulation, evaluates traditional methods for reducing the cats' numbers and makes the case for Trap-Neuter-Return.

The video can be viewed online on the Feral Cats page of The Humane Society of the United States.  It can also be purchased as part of the Effectively Managing Feral Cats CD/DVD set produced and distributed by HSUS at a cost of $9.99 (click here).  The set contains the following materials as well:

• How to Perform a Mass Trapping - this 32 minute video produced by Neighborhood Cats shows step by step how to TNR an entire colony at once. Awarded a Muse Medallion by the Cat Writers Association in 2005.
• The Neighborhood Cats TNR Handbook - an A to Z on feral cat colony care with everything from feeding and shelter to community relations and trapping.   Winner of the ASPCA Special Humane Award in 2005 (read judge's comments).
• Implementing a Community Trap-Neuter-Return Program - this guide, authored by Bryan Kortis, describes in detail the many facets of running a large-scale TNR program, including local laws, spay/neuter strategies, field work components, data collection and more.  Winner of the AKC Companion Animal Recovery Award in 2007 (read judge's comments).