Murci’s Mission Animal Rescue has placed this trap here to help community cats receive free veterinary care. It is a Tru Catch live trap, made in the United States and designed to humanely capture cats and small mammals.

Please leave the trap in place so our team can continue this work.

TNR stands for Trap Neuter Release, and RTH stands for Return to Home.

Through this program, community cats are temporarily brought into our care, spayed or neutered, vaccinated and returned to their familiar home territory after recovery.

The cat is brought into our care while waiting to see a veterinarian. We provide clean bedding, food and water, with feeding adjusted as needed for surgery.

At the veterinary appointment, the cat receives spay or neuter surgery, vaccinations and an ear tip to identify them as already altered.

After surgery, the cat stays with us overnight to recover before returning to their home territory when ready.

The total time away may be as little as 24 hours or as long as four days, depending on veterinary scheduling and recovery.

Cats may spend one or two days in our care before their appointment. They stay overnight after surgery and typically return home the following day, once they have recovered sufficiently from anesthesia.

During surgery, while the cat is under anesthesia, the veterinarian removes a small portion of the left ear tip.

This visible marking identifies a community cat who has already been spayed or neutered. It helps prevent unnecessary trapping and repeat surgery.

A cat trapped by Murci’s Mission through this program will not be placed for adoption or rehomed unless that is the explicit wish of the cat’s primary caretaker.

The goal is to provide veterinary care and return the cat to their familiar territory.

Cats may experience temporary fear while trapped or in unfamiliar surroundings. Our team handles them humanely and works to minimize stress throughout their stay.

For many community cats, this program may be their only opportunity to receive spay or neuter surgery and vaccinations.

This program exists to provide care and return cats to their home territory. A cat trapped by Murci’s Mission will not be euthanized unless they are suffering from an untreatable medical condition.

Community cats know where to find food, water and shelter in their home territory. Many also have neighbors and caretakers who regularly look out for them.

Relocation can leave cats struggling to find reliable resources in unfamiliar surroundings. There are also far more community cats than available homes.

Returning cats after spay or neuter surgery allows them to remain in familiar surroundings without producing more litters.