1/1/24: L.A. is experiencing a serious animal overpopulation crisis.
Please note, we do NOT have enough local volunteers to assist with every TNR situation & our ability to rescue kittens or cats is limited.
WHAT IS TNR & WHY?
Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) has been proven the most effective way to ensure strays, or neighborhood cats aren’t multiplying. It dramatically decreases the number of kittens suffering on the street & filling our city shelters.
Free roaming, un-owned neighborhood cats are humanely trapped, transported to FixNation where they’re scanned for a microchip, spayed or neutered, vaccinated, treated for fleas, worms if needed and following 36 hour recovery, returned exactly where they were trapped.
TNR is the #1 way to reduce intake at our city shelter. Considering the fact that L.A. is home to over 3 million stray cats,
High Intensity TNR is what we do! Read the most recent scientific research supporting regionally focused spay/neuter. Frontiers in Veterinary Science
It’s important to remember, for centuries feral/unsocialized cats have provided humans with effective, eco-friendly rodent control. Instead of killing them to control their population, our “reward” for their free service is to utilize a simple spay or neuter.
An ear tip is the universal sign of a spayed or neutered cat. Eartips are readily visible from a distance, making it easy for the public & animal control to identify a cat as spayed or neutered. The procedure is performed under sterile conditions while the cat is anesthetized, is relatively painless, involves little to no bleeding and does not significantly alter the cat's appearance. We consider that ear tip a badge of honor!
This kitten’s ear is tipped, which means he’s been neutered & vaccinated!
Get help fixing stray cats BEFORE you see kittens!
Where:
Silver Lake/Virgil Village/Rampart Village/Los Feliz/ East Hollywood: 90026/90029/90027/90039
Echo Park/Elysian Park/Chinatown: 90026/90012/90015
*we cannot help in other areas due to a limited number of TNR volunteers, limited access to FREE spay/neuter & high demand here in our neighborhood.
TNR HELP FORM
What:
Once you submit the TNR Request Form, we’ll review your request, assess the urgency of the situation, connect you to a volunteer trapper via email who will schedule the TNR based on the spay/neuter resources available & the number of cats currently waiting to be trapped & fixed. There is no such thing as on demand spay/neuter. Please note, our volunteers have full time jobs & donate what free time they have to help fix cats- be kind!
There is never a charge or fee for TNR, this is a free community service provided by volunteers donating their time.
Please be patient. We want to help, but access to spay/neuter is extremely limited due to a national veterinary shortage.
We utilize the spay/neuter and medical services of FixNation.org for all the cats we TNR.
Once a volunteer trapper has confirmed a trapping date, you’ll be asked to withhold food the day of trapping, this is critical as hungry cats are most likely to go into traps. The cats are trapped in the early evening, held overnight by the volunteer & transported by the volunteer to FixNation early the following morning for surgery. Following their surgery, they’re monitored while they recover, fed 2-3 meals and returned back exactly where they were trapped approx. 36 hours after surgery.
We do NOT have a shelter facility.
We do NOT take or pick-up unwanted animals from the public.
We do NOT relocate cats.
We do NOT provide free medical care or food for homeless cats beyond the services above.
* There are no support services in the city of L.A. for sick or injured cats. If you have the ability to secure the animal, please do so & take it to a city shelter where their medical staff will make the most humane choice for the cat.
We’re a neighborhood based team of part time volunteers. We are not an animal pick-up service or business, so please be respectful & kind to our volunteers who are performing a community service for FREE.
FYI:
We NEVER “pull” animals from shelters given the fact that the streets are overflowing with homeless cats & kittens, most of which aren’t fixed & are the greatest contributors to overcrowded shelters.
We’re ONLY able to rescue kittens if we have an open foster home and the financial resources to cover required medical care.
Our volunteer rescue work is directed to the youngest, most at-risk kittens in our operating area IF we have a foster.
We will never ask for a financial “pledge” before we rescue an animal & we rely solely on the community to chip-in what they can to help fund our volunteer efforts.
This kitten is about 7 weeks old, kittens over 8 weeks kittens will most likely need to be fixed & returned where they were trapped.
FIXNATION
FixNation is ONLY open Wednesday - Saturday
YOU MUST HAVE AN appointment OR YOU WILL BE TURNED AWAY. PLEASE visit FixNation.org FOR THE REQUIREMENTS!
THE RULES OF TNR
NEVER trap a cat without a CONFIRMED spay/neuter appointment
Never leave a trap unattended- your eyes are always on the trap
NEVER leave a cat inside a trap without fully covering the trap
NEVER open a trap once the cat’s inside the trap
NEVER use a “COLLAPSABLE TRAP”
You must have a permit from L.A. Animal Services to trap a cat in the city of L.A.
Regionally Focused TNR Help:
Heaven on Earth/San Fernando Valley Area: heavenlypets.org/spayship
Boyle Heights Gatos: Boyle Heights focused TNR boyleheightscats@gmail.com
City of West Hollywood: WestHollywoodCommunityCats@gmail.com
Downtown L.A.: dtlacatfriends@gmail.com
Compton Area: Tipped Ears tippedears.org
Stray Paws Animal Haven: STRAYPAWSANIMALHAVEN.ORG El Monte
Kitty Bungalow: South L.A., USC Area & West Adams kittybungalow.org/tnr
if you know of a neighborhood/regionally TNR effort we haven’t listed, please email the details to info@luxepaws.org.
LOW COST OR FREE SPAY/NEUTER & TNR
Low Cost Spay/Neuter Cats & Dogs: Spay4LA.org
$125 Cat Spay or Neuter Stray Paws El Monte: straypawsanimalhaven.org/spayandneuterclinic
East LA/Boyle Heights/Lincoln Heights: Pets 4 Life CALL 888-837-3193 * ONLY SERVING ZIP CODES: 90031, 90032, 90033, 90022, 90023 & 90063
Low Cost Spay/Neuter Cats & Dogs: Simi Valley Spay/neuter
Van Nuys/San Fernando Valley Free Fix: FixtheValley
City of LA Spay/Neuter Voucher: anivet.lacity.org/onlinevoucher
Long Beach : http://fixlongbeach.com/cats/services/
Ontario Spay and Neuter: ONTARIOSPAYANDNEUTER.COM
Know about low cost or free spay/neuter options, or TNR groups, TNR support services NOT listed, PLEASE email all the details to info@LuxePaws.org
LOW COST MEDICAL CARE AND SPAY/NEUTER
CALL REGARDING DAYS & HOURS
Quality Animal Clinic
Dr. Harrison
7626 Crenshaw Blvd. LA 90043
323-920-7448
Kinder4rescue.org
Van Vuys Veterinarian
AMAZING SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE
14800 S. WESTERN AVE. GARDENA, CA 90249
310-908-0510
L.A. Animal Services
Get 3 FREE City of L.A. Spay/Neuter Voucher’s Here
North Central Center
3201 Lacy Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031
888-452-7381
South Los Angeles, Chesterfield Square Center
1850 W. 60th St. Los Angeles, CA 90047
888-452-7381
West Los Angeles Center
11361 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064
888-452-7381
East Valley Center
14409 Vanowen St., Van Nuys, CA 91405
888-452-7381
West Valley Center
20655 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, CA 91311
888-453-7381
Harbor Center
957 N. Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731
888-452-7381
* It is illegal to abandon a cat or dog. Pet abandonment is a violation of CA Penal Code 597. IF no other option is available, please make an appointment & take an animal to a shelter where it will be safe & has the the best chance of being spotted by a rescue organization!
Never give your pets away for free online.