All You Need to Know About TNR !

CD/DVD set available from HSUS

February 10, 2011

Whether you're trapping cats in your backyard or setting up a community-wide TNR program, Effectively Managing Feral Cats has all the information you'll need.  This compilation of educational materials, featuring videos and books produced and written by Neighborhood Cats, is available through The Humane Society of the United States for $9.99.

The CD/DVD set includes the following, all recipients of awards from the Cat Writers Association: 

• Trap-Neuter-Return:  Fixing Feral Cat Overpopulation (video, 16 mins.)  - intended for presentation to policymakers, the film examines the causes of feral cat overpopulation, evaluates traditional methods for reducing the cats' numbers and makes the case for Trap-Neuter-Return.  Awarded a Muse Medallion in 2008 for being Best in Category.
• How to Perform a Mass Trapping (video, 32 mins.) -  this instructional piece shows step by step how to TNR an entire colony at once. Awarded a Muse Medallion 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).