Reasons Why There Shouldn't Be a TNR Program For Feral Cats
Feral cats are believed to carry diseases that are a threat to human health leading to the introduction of a TNR program that has several pros and cons. A feral cat is a cat that lives outdoors and has no owner. Feral cats exist because of abandoning or losing domestic cats, which are left to care for themselves. The offspring of these domestic abandoned cats are considered feral cats and because they have never interacted with people, they are normally very terrified and unsocial. According to Forgotten Cats, Inc. (n.d), feral cats carry disease such as rabies but they are also victims and not the cause. Forgotten Cats, Inc. reveals that according to CDC, 93% reported cases of rabies are in wild animals, which include foxes, bats, and raccoons. Rabies has been managed by the public health, and only three cases of rabies in human are reported each year.
A TNR program involves trapping feral cats, neutering, vaccinating, and returning them to their territory. Caregivers monitor, provide shelter and food, as well as water supplies to the feral cats after which they are adopted. The Trap-Neuter-Return program has its pros and cons
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TNR Reality Checks (n.d) argues that although several organizations support the program they do not mean that it is humane. These organizations focus more on cats rather than the native wildlife. Euthanasia is the most compassionate outcome for feral cats. TNR program does not care what becomes of cats that are not socialized after the completion of the program. TNR advocate that millions of feral cats can neither be socialized nor can they be given a sanctuary while on the other hand it is not possible to TNR millions of feral cats in U.S. In fact, of the seventy million feral cats in U.S, the TNR program has served even one