Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) is a community-based program that benefits both the cats and residents. Cats are humanely trapped and then spayed or neutered, vaccinated against rabies, and ear-tipped to identify them as being sterilized and vaccinated. Once recovered from surgery, the cats are returned to their original territory where they receive ongoing care and monitoring by a caregiver. When possible, friendly adult cats and young kittens are rescued and adopted into homes.

TNVR is the only humane and effective solution to controlling community cat populations and has a long track record of success. It is practiced throughout the United States and the world in every landscape and setting.

TNVR stops the breeding cycle, which stabilizes and ultimately reduces the number of cats living on the streets. It also helps improve quality of life for residents by reducing nuisance behaviors, such as odors from spraying, noise from mating and fighting, and visibility from roaming, and improves the cats' lives by removing the stress of mating and raising litter after litter of kittens. TNVR'd cats are healthier overall, and rabies vaccination provides a barrier against rabies transmission in the community. As an added bonus, the cats also provide natural rodent control.

TNVR addresses residents' concerns and results in fewer problems and complaints for municipalities.