CatNiPP -- Cat Neighborhood Partnership Program is part of Washington Humane Society's plan designed to help tackle the District’s feral cat population -- by using trap-neuter-return (TNR) and improve the lives of the thousands of stray and feral cats in the city.

In TNR the cats are humanely trapped, taken to a hospital where they are neutered, vaccinated and generally examined. The cats are also “eartipped.” After treatment the cats are then returned to their outdoor home to live out their days in a managed colony. They no longer reproduce and the certain types of behaviors that are sometimes a nuisance, like fighting, spraying and yowling are dramatically reduced. TNR works because it addresses the root of the problem – the breeding.

This group will keep members posted about general spay/neuter events, community meetings and trainings and general WHS happenings. There are ALWAYS opportunities for people to volunteer! SIGN-UP to stay in-the-know.

If you are caregiving for stray and feral cats and would like to get TNR to work on your colony, please contact 202-723-5730 x 234. For information on our regular spay/neuter clinic, please visit www.washhumane.org or call 202-88-ALTER.