Feral cat spay/neuter program offered by HSPC

Thursday, May 13, 2021

In an effort to reduce the number of feral kittens, the Humane Society of Putnam County operates a TNR (trap, neuter, release) program.

TNR vouchers are available to residents of Putnam County which will pay 100 percent of the cost to neuter feral cats, sometimes referred to as community cats. In some situations they can assist in trapping and transporting these cats to a veterinary office.

TNR allows these cats to be returned to the neighborhoods where they have been living, but they will no longer be able to reproduce. Over time the population of these community cat groups will decline.

Because they haven’t been properly socialized with humans as kittens, they aren’t usually adoptable as pets.

For more information about this program, see Don Williams at Rescued Treasures Thrift Store, 1021 Indianapolis Rd., Greencastle during regular business hours. The store is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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  • I’ve gotten vouchers for this program in the past, but none of the vets have any openings and the waiting list is so long, by the time your name comes up the cats have had 1-2 more litters. I really wish people would stop dumping pregnant cats on my road.

    -- Posted by techphcy on Fri, May 14, 2021, at 12:05 AM
  • This could be an interesting discussion looking at all the potential solutions to your problem

    -- Posted by beg on Fri, May 14, 2021, at 9:19 AM
  • Putnam County please take advantage of this program. We recently used the service for a feral cat that had been around since that terrible snow storm. He is scared of people but likes our cats for a little company. Now fixed lives in the area that is safe with food and shelter if he wants it. The TNR people were great everything was smooth and easy.

    -- Posted by dustiedog on Sun, May 16, 2021, at 8:09 AM
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