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Integrated return-to-field and targeted TNR in Albuquerque

After an integrated return-to-field and targeted TNR program processed 11,746 cats over three years, the Albuquerque shelter reported feline intake down 37.6%, euthanasia down 84.1%, and live release up 47.7%; the observational design and combined intervention limit causal transfer.

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Spehar, D.D. and Wolf, P.J., The Impact of an Integrated Program of Return-to-Field and Targeted Trap-Neuter-Return on Feline Intake and Euthanasia at a Municipal Animal Shelter, Animals 8(4):55 (2018).

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After an integrated return-to-field and targeted TNR program processed 11,746 cats over three years, the Albuquerque shelter reported feline intake down 37.6%, euthanasia down 84.1%, and live release up 47.7%; the observational design and combined intervention limit causal transfer.

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