Community Cats

What are Community Cats?

• cats that live outdoors

• may or may not be friendly

• may or may not be aggressive

• may include pets left behind

• Click here to read more about the definition of Community Cats

Osceola County’s problem:

• estimated 50,000 – 60,000 community cats in the county

• unaltered females can have an average of 2-3 litters of 2-3 cats per year, making the problem worse

• stray cats cause noise, odor and other nuisance complaints

• large colonies can spread disease quickly

• Click here to read more about our county’s community cat issues.

The solution: TNVR

• T = Trap – the animal is trapped in its habitat

• N = Neuter – the animal is altered so that it cannot reproduce

• V = Vaccinate – rabies & other vaccines are administered

• R = Return – the animal is returned to its habitat

Click here to read more about how this works.

Proven advantages of spay/neuter:

Just by spaying and neutering community cats, many of the nuisance behaviors that are so annoying will be abated. Behaviors such as fighting, spraying, and random litters of kittens showing up under your house will be greatly reduced. It takes about 3 months for changes in behavior after spay/neuter to occur. Please give it a little time as the change is not immediate.

Also, cats that are spayed/neutered are less likely to stray far away from their primary food source, reducing interactions with people and the potential for causing problems for citizens.