When goals align: targeted trap-neuter-(vaccinate)-return project helps students, shelters, cats, and communities

Lena G. DeTar; Jaclyn E Bubnell; M. Erin Henry; Daniel López; Jessica Reed

doi:10.2460/javma.25.12.0815

March 4, 2026Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

When goals align: targeted trap-neuter-(vaccinate)-return project helps students, shelters, cats, and communities

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Key Points

The research aims to assess the effectiveness of a collaborative TNR model in managing free-roaming cat populations while enhancing surgical training.
Implemented a community-engaged trap-neuter-return model
Provided surgical training to students
Engaged local shelters in the initiative
Focus on resource-limited communities
Increased surgical capacity for neutering cats
Stabilized free-roaming cat populations
Enhanced training opportunities for students and local shelters

Implication

Collaborative TNR model expands surgical capacity and stabilizes free-roaming cat populations in resource-limited communities, implying community benefits.

Abstract

A collaborative, community-engaged, service-learning TNR model could provide sufficient surgical capacity to simultaneously expand surgical training and rapidly stabilize free-roaming cat populations in resource-limited communities.

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When goals align: targeted trap-neuter-(vaccinate)-return project helps students, shelters, cats, and communities

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