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Colony & TNR

How to Build and Run a Trap Bank for Your TNR Group

The single biggest thing stopping people from starting TNR isn't fear of cats — it's not owning a trap. A trap bank fixes that for your whole community, if you can keep the traps from disappearing.

Jul 23, 2026 7 min read
Colony & TNR

'"I Only Feed a Couple of Strays" — How to Turn an Overwhelmed Feeder Into a TNR Partner'

The biggest colonies almost always start with one kind person feeding "a couple of strays" who were never fixed. Here's how to reach that person before the count hits forty, without scaring them into hiding the cats from you.

Jul 19, 2026 8 min read
Medical

One of Your Colony Cats Is Sick or Hurt — Here's How to Get It to a Vet

A cat you feed every day turns up limping, or with a wound, or just sitting hunched and hollow-eyed — and it won't let you within ten feet. Here's how to get an untouchable cat the care it needs without making things worse.

Jul 15, 2026 9 min read
Colony & TNR

How to Trap the One Cat You Can't Catch

You've trapped the whole colony except one. She watches the others go in, eats around the trap, and vanishes the moment you reach for the string. Here's how to catch the holdout.

Jun 30, 2026 8 min read
Medical

How to Plan a TNR Trapping Night Without Losing Half the Colony

Trapping is the part of TNR where good intentions meet a cat who has watched you for an hour and decided not to go in the box. Here's how to plan a night that actually gets cats fixed instead of making them trap-shy.

Jun 6, 2026 8 min read

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