A new trap neuter release program is beginning this weekend at Coffeyville Friends of Animals.

 

The TNR program is designed for colony cats, and gives citizens more resources available to help the cat population in the community. People will be able to rent a trap from CFA for a refundable $35 deposit, and the charge will be $5 per week for the trap. The shelter will also provide a can of wet cat food when a trap is rented.

 

CFA Director Auxana Whatley says that once the cat is in the trap, the shelter will perform the next steps.

 

Once the cat has been spayed and neutered, and deemed healthy, staff will release the cat back to the address that it was caught at, in order to sustain the shelter the cat is accustomed to.

 

Whatley says there are multiple ways for people to get involved and learn more about the TNR program.

 

To help kick start the program, the shelter is sponsoring the first trap at no cost for the first week.