What TNR means?

Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) Stray Cats

For years we are facing the growth of the stray cat population in Dubai. Unfortunately, we can’t find a loving home for all of the stray cats and some of them don’t even want to become indoor cats (just because they are born as a stray and are used to strolling the neighborhood). Nevertheless, they need our support to survive in this harsh environment by feeding them and getting them vaccinated and neutered.

But feeding alone will not do the job

A female cat can have two litters a year and a litter can easily be 5 kittens. A female kitten can get pregnant being as young as 4 months. So imagine how quickly a colony will expand when no neutering is done. If you are taking care of a colony by feeding them, see it as your responsibility to neuter them. Only this way you can stop the stray population to keep growing.

Neutered or spayed strays are better neighbors

TNR not only stops reproduction, but also mating behaviors like fighting, spraying, and yowling. Fewer fights mean fewer injuries to be taken care of. Less spraying and yowling means fewer conflicts with the neighbors.

Release to their own neighborhood

It is important to release the cats back into their own neighborhood. Not only do they know the area and where to get food and water. They also know the other cats and have their rank in the pack. It would be very stressful for a cat to be released in an unknown area and he or she would probably try to get back to its ‘own place’, maybe risking crossing busy streets.

Since 2005, we do stray support by running a Spay-a-Stray campaign every February. If you are one of our clients, reserve a slot for a free spay or neuter surgery of a stray cat by sending us an email.