1/01/23: Access to spay/neuter is extremely limited due to a national veterinary shortage & it may take several weeks before a volunteer can provide TNR assistance. Please be patient.

 

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.

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Eartipping 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 fixed already!

This kitten’s ear is tipped, which means he’s fixed!

We imagine a day when shelters and rescues have the ability to function as a  "safety net” for the most needy animals, not disposal facilities for all the unwanted litters.

Get help fixing stray cats BEFORE you see kittens!

Get help fixing stray cats BEFORE you see kittens!

Where We Help: 

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 limited access to spay/neuter & the high demand here in our neighborhood.

TNR HELP FORM

What We Do:

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. Please note, our volunteers have full time jobs & donate what free time they have to help fix cats- be kind!

Preventing a litter of kittens/fixing cats before they have kittens is always our highest priority.

Please be patient. We want to help, but access to spay/neuter is extremely limited.

We utilize the spay/neuter and medical services of FixNation.org for all the cats we TNR.

Once our 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, the cats are held overnight by our volunteer & transported by a 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 animals from the public.

We do NOT relocate cats.

We cannot provide free medical care 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.

Our Focus:

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.

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. Rescuing this little love would be high priority so she has the opportunity of being socialized with humans & adoptable. Older kittens will likely need to be fixed & returned.

This kitten is about 7 weeks old. Rescuing this little love would be high priority so she has the opportunity of being socialized with humans & adoptable. Older kittens will likely need to be fixed & returned.

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- eyes always on the trap

  • NEVER leave a cat in a trap uncovered

  • NEVER open a trap once the cat’s inside the trap

  • NEVER use a “COLLAPSABLE TRAP”


Regionally Focused TNR Help:

Heaven on Earth/San Fernando Valley Area: heavenlypets.org/spayship

Boyle Heights Gatos: Boyle Heights focused TNR boyleheightscats@gmail.com

Del Gato Rescue/Hollywood & W. Hollywood: delgatorescue@gmail.com

Rescues Rock: Hollywood/W.Hollywood/Beverly Hills/East Valley: 844- MEOW MEOW or 844-636-96369

Compton Area: Tipped Ears tippedears.org

SELA TNR: selatnr@gmail.com Bell, Bell Gardens, Cudahy, Downey, Huntington Park, Lynwood, Maywood, South Gate, Vernon, Walnut Park, Watts

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 focused rescue or 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 & DogsSpay4LA.org

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 & DogsSimi Valley Spay/neuter

Van Nuys/San Fernando Valley Free FixFixtheValley

City of LA Spay/Neuter Voucher: anivet.lacity.org/onlinevoucher 

Long Beach : http://fixlongbeach.com/cats/services/

Ontario Spay and Neuter: ONTARIOSPAYANDNEUTER.COM

If you know low cost, free spay/neuter options, or TNR groups or services NOT listed, 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

Camino Animal Clinic

700 N. Moorpark Rd. Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

805-497-0969



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
(213) 485-5767

South Los Angeles, Chesterfield Square Center
1850 W. 60th St. Los Angeles, CA 90047
(323) 565-2161

West Los Angeles Center
11361 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 207-3156

East Valley Center
14409 Vanowen St., Van Nuys, CA 91405
(818) 756-9323

West Valley Center
20655 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, CA 91311
(818) 756-9325

Harbor Center
957 N. Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731
(310) 548-2632

* 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.

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