Pets

Cat Rescuers Sound Alarm As Animal Humane Society Stops Offering Free Sterilization

It's a mission non-profits like Pet Project Rescue and Bitty Kitty Brigade share. Pet Project Rescue TNRs about 500 cats a year.

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July 9, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS — By day, Brianne Tushaus works in chain supply. By night, she's an independent cat trapper.

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"Every free moment outside of my day job is dedicated to saving cats," she said.

Tushaus, a south Minneapolis resident, says she trapped 150 to 200 cats within two miles of her home last year. After she traps them, she brings them in to get spayed or neutered, and later returned to live as a community cat. It's a process called Trap-Neuter-Return, or TNR.

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