The Hope
We are working towards a world where cats are not born outside to struggle, and shelters and rescues are not full of cats and kittens needing good homes. Through TNR
(Trap, Neuter, Return) and assisting with responsible pet ownership, we are helping decrease the overpopulation of cats.
If you are in Essex County, NJ and need help TNR'ing a colony, or having your cat spayed/neutered, please go to Request Help
The Problem
Cats are amazing reproducers because female queens are induced ovulators- they ovulate after mating- which pretty much guarantees conception. They can become pregnant as early as four months old, and have up to five litters a year since their gestation period is only two months. So just one female can give birth to up to thirty kittens a year, while male can impregnate countless females.
And what will happen to all these cats?
They can succumb to diseases, get hit by cars, abused by cruel people, attacked by other animals, or struggle to find a kind caretaker to provide them with enough food, clean water, and shelter.
Cats are domesticated animals, and therefore dependent on humans to thrive. Contrary to what some people think, cats cannot survive by hunting, so instead, cats who are not provided food by humans are left to scavenge for their survival.
Cat overpopulation = Cats suffering
The Solution
TNR stands for; Trap, Neuter, Return. Feral (unsocialized) cats are safely trapped, brought to a clinic for neutering, recovered, and returned to their home territory where their caretaker provides them food, clean water, and shelter.
TNR is the humane alternative to lethal extermination, which is cruel, labor intensive, and ineffective to manage over-population. If a colony of cats are culled, new cats will just move in. But when cats are TNR'd, those sterile individuals will prevent more cats from coming in and the population will naturally stabilize.
So, colony by colony, TNR creates fewer cats born to suffer.
find us on social media or email: help@wildflowerstnr.org
