We help provide caregivers and trappers the tools they need.

We provide spay/neuter for free-roaming community cats in the city of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County through TRAP NEUTER RETURN (TNR) services.

We also offer spay/neuter to outlying counties for a fee or when funding is available.

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TNR is the only method proven to be both EFFECTIVE AND HUMANE in controlling community cat populations.

Successful TNR allows community cats to live out their natural lives where they already are while preventing them from reproducing and avoiding unnecessary euthanasia.

Please see our FAQ for more information, including why removing or relocating is ineffective.

Speak with a HUB Specialist
Speak with a HUB Specialist

FEMALE CATS CAN GET PREGNANT AS YOUNG AS 4 MONTHS AND HAVE THEIR FIRST LITTER AT 6 MONTHS

How can you help?

01
Fill out our TNR request form

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Speak with a Street Cat HUB expert

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Rent our traps for a refundable deposit

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The only way to prevent exponential population growth is preventing additional litters through spay and neuter

We agree, kittens are cute, but every unaltered kitten and adult cat in the community continues the cycle, leading to competing demands for resources such as food, water and shelter, limited or no access to veterinary care, and strained neighbor relations.

Outside one of our currently funded areas? Please proceed with applying for TNR services, and our team will advise you of your options. When available, we utilize funds from Grants and Donations to assist caregivers outside of direct-funded areas.

Things You Should Know About TNR Requests

  • We ONLY accept cats in covered, approved humane traps (or a transfer trap carrier provided by Street Cat HUB). This is for the safety of the cat, our staff, and you.

  • Cats/kittens may NOT be owned pets; this service is for free-roaming community cats only.

  • Cats/kittens must be a minimum of 2 pounds and healthy enough for spay/neuter.

  • Cats/kittens will be fixed and returned to you; we are not a shelter or rescue and we do not remove/relocate cats.

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  • All cats/kittens will be ear-tipped (ear-tipping explained).

  • To report a colony, select “Report a Colony” in the dropdown menu under “What services are you requesting?”

  • Included with spay/neuter: free trapping class, trap loan service with refundable deposit, general health screening, scan for Microchip, and FVRCP & rabies vaccines.

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NEXT STEPS & RESOURCES TO HELP YOU TNR

You will receive an email response from us with a link to schedule a Surgery Drop-off appointment. If you need to borrow traps, you will be advised by our scheduling team when to come in for trap pickup, and if needed trap training, before your scheduled appointment.

It’s simple to borrow our traps

We have a trap loan program which requires a cash, check or credit card deposit that will be refunded upon return of the trap(s).

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Prepare with our Trapping Class

We offer on-site training for a successful TNR experience! You are invited to come in the Saturday before your scheduled Surgery Drop-Off.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • No, there is no experience needed and no age limit to trapping. We help guide first-time caregivers through the entire process.

  • No, cats arriving in carriers have to be transferred to traps which is stressful for the cat and unsafe for the person transferring so your appointment will be rescheduled.

  • Yes, if you use your own trap, we recommend TruCatch 30LTD, which is 30”x11”x9”.

  • Street Cat HUB is not a veterinary clinic; we only provide TNR services. If you have found a cat or kitten that is ill or injured and requires medical assistance, please refer to our veterinary services page.

  • If you are bringing in a cat for TNR that you believe may be ill or injured, please notify staff during the intake process. The vet on staff during your scheduled spay/neuter will do a general health screening and we will provide treatment as feasible.

  • We do not accept requests for kitten surrenders; we provide spay/neuter with return only.

  • Do not trap kittens under 2 pounds (roughly 8-10 weeks) unless you are prepared to house them yourself or have already arranged their entry to a shelter or rescue.

  • It is your responsibility (as the trapper of the cats/kittens) to return the cats/kittens to the location where you trapped them. It is illegal to remove and relocate cats.

  • If you are unable or uninterested in utilizing our self trapping resources, please select “Report a Colony” in the dropdown menu under “What services are you requesting?”.

    Please do not hesitate to report a colony, as this helps us identify and target areas with larger colonies. Please also consider talking to your neighbors, as they may already be working with us to TNR the cats in your neighborhood, or be willing to collaborate with you and others on self-trapping.

  • We encourage you to socialize feral kittens if you want to reduce the number of stray cats in your neighborhood and improve the odds you’ll be able to find them a home or shelter/rescue placement.

    This is easiest before they’re 7 weeks old, however with patience and persistence it can be successful with older kittens as well.

    Here are a few helpful resources: