Community Cat Program is Back with New Schedule!

Citrus County Animal Services is reinstating the Community Cat Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate Return (TNVR) program beginning Saturday, July 18, 2020. Citrus County Residents may bring community cats to the shelter for free spay/neuter, vaccinations against rabies, microchipping, and ear-tipping, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday each week between 9am and12pm. Cats must be in a humane trap and one (1) cat per trap, weighing 4lbs or more to be eligible for the program.

Citizens are required stay in their car (phone 352-746-8400 on arrival), staff will bring the cat(s) into the shelter and complete paperwork. We ask that citizens be patient during this process. Upon intake, residents will be informed of when the cat(s) will be ready to be picked up and returned to the community. Navigating TNVR processes in the midst of the COVID – 19 pandemic will be new to everyone so the intake process will be different and we ask for your patience.

Cats can begin reproducing as early as five months of age, so they should be sterilized by that age, or younger. Cats can give birth several times a year, and each litter adds to the millions of cats across the country competing for homes. Close to two million cats are euthanized each year in shelters and animal control facilities nationwide. In addition to population control, sterilization can also eliminate unpleasant behaviors of intact cats, such as fighting and spraying. A special thanks to our volunteers, fosters, and community partners who support Animal Services, the shelter and this program each spring and summer.

For more information, please phone: 352-746-8400.