TRAP, NEUTER, RETURN and MANAGE (TNRM) ends the contribution of unwanted litters by sterilizing free-roaming cats and returning them to where they were trapped. They remain under the care and supervision of a caretaker who, in addition to providing food, water and shelter, keeps records, monitors health, and identifies and sterilizes any animals new to the colony.
We offer assistance and education to residential, business, government, and military communities in responsible and humane cat caretaking.
CatFriends provides TNRM training and encourages spay/neuter of all pets, as well as a lifelong commitment to them. The latter with the intent to significantly reduce the primary source of community cats, who are most often abandoned by transient families, along with lost unsterilized felines whose progeny are born into a feral life.
Regular public spay/neuter clinics for free-roaming feral and community cats, held at least once a month at our Kunia location and occasionally in partnership with the Hawaiian Humane Society. No charge for sterilization; donations accepted.
Learn moreWe loan humane animal traps to registered clinic participants, providing instructions and support to colony caretakers who may be trapping for the first time. Requires a $100 refundable deposit per trap.
Learn moreWe coordinate large-scale trapping operations for colonies of 10 or more cats, training caretakers and deploying volunteers to sterilize the majority of a colony in a single effort.
Learn moreCatFriends provides TNRM training, educational resources, and guidance to residential, business, government, and military communities on responsible and humane community cat caretaking.
Learn moreClick the paw if you would like us to guide your community in TNRM or other feline-related education. CatFriends is here to help residential, business, government, and military communities practice responsible and humane cat caretaking.
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