We provide Trap-Neuter-Return services for free-roaming, unowned community cats. You must complete an application and have a scheduled appointment. Thanks to municipal, donor, and grant funding these services are provided at no charge. Donations are always welcome.

Self Trapping:

We provide you with training and loaner traps (requires a refundable deposit). You trap the cats and bring them to us for spay/neuter then you pick them up after recovery and return them to their outdoor home.

Assisted Trapping:

Assisted trapping is only provided to those who have insurmountable barriers to self-trapping and there is an extensive wait list for these services due to very limited availability of volunteer trappers. Examples of insurmountable barriers include: physical disability, no access to transport, and no access to assistance through family, friends, etc.

If you require TNR services, you must fill out the form at streetcathub.org/tnr.

Our TNR services include a microchip scan, a general health checkup, a spay/neuter, an FVRCP vaccine and a rabies vaccine.

TNR of community cats through SCH is free of charge, and of course donations are always welcome and appreciated.

If you would like to receive a rabies certificate, we charge an additional $10.

We do not relocate cats and advise strongly against this.

It is considered inhumane to euthanize community cats, and also illegal to relocate cats, as it is considered abandonment.

Cats who are relocated are less likely to find survival resources such as food and water and are more likely to become injured in their attempt to return to where they consider home if they are relocated. In most cases, cat relocation is detrimental to the cat(s).

An ear tip is the removal of approximately one centimeter of the tip of a cat’s ear while under sedation. This is a universal marking demonstrating that a cat has been spayed/neutered. This is the cat equivalent to getting an ear piercing. The cat may be a bit sore at the site of the ear tip for a short period of time but has no other discomfort.

Kittens must weigh at least 2 pounds which is typically 9-12 weeks old.

Kittens must be at least 6-8 weeks old for their mother to be spayed unless you want to bottle feed the kittens.

Cats can get pregnant as young as 4 months old with a gestation period of only 2 months. Please get your kittens altered as early as possible.

No. We are not a shelter or rescue and do not rehome or foster pets.

No. We are not a shelter or rescue and do not adopt out any pets.

For the safety of the cats, we require that cats arrive in a humane trap or one of our transport carriers (transport carriers are only for cats that can be handled). Our team needs accessibility to the cats that is not possible in a carrier and cats arriving in crates or carriers must be transferred to a trap which creates risk to the cat and the staff. Street Cat Hub offers a loan program for traps and transport carriers as well as trapping classes.

To borrow our traps, you must first fill out a TNR request form at streetcathub.org/tnr. We will then contact you to provide you with the link to reserve traps and/or sign up for trap class. Traps must be reserved ahead of time and used ONLY for TNR cats. Upon pick up, we require a fully refundable deposit of $99. We allow you to borrow our traps for a maximum of two weeks. If you need the traps beyond two weeks, we ask that you return the traps and sign up to reserve traps again as soon as they become available.

We have a limited supply of traps which can cause longer wait times but we are happy to loan you traps when available. Please make a reservation for traps before making a drop-off appointment for surgery.

To receive our services in this case, you must call our message line at (505) 247-9357. We do not have a receptionist so please leave a message. We will return your call as soon as possible to aid you in your request.

Please take the cat to an emergency vet such as Route 66 Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Center as a “Good Samaritan Drop Off,” contact Animal Welfare or call 311 to make a report. Sick and injured animals do not require an appointment at Animal Welfare.

Route 66 Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Center

Address: 3601 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108

Hours: Open 24 hours

Phone: (505) 266-7866

City Of Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department - Eastside

Address: 8920 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112

Phone: (505) 768-2000

City Of Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department - Westside

Address: 11800 Sunset Gardens Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM 87121

Phone: (505) 768-1975

or call 311

No. We have specific surgery days and limits on the number of cats we can process. Appointments are REQUIRED.

No. We are a high-volume spay/neuter facility only. We are not a full-service clinic. If your cat is receiving spay/neuter services from us and you would like us to make a note to have something checked, we will notify the clinic staff and veterinarian of your concern

Yes. Every cat receives a one-year FVRCP and a one-year rabies vaccine.

No. We only vaccinate at the time of the cat’s spay or neuter. Regional City and County Shelters may offer vaccination clinics and both Express Vet NM and ABQ Spay & Neuter offer low-cost vaccination clinics. Check their websites for details.