Return-to-Field from an Animal Control Officer's Perspective

In Return-to-Field (RTF) programs, healthy neighborhood cats are sterilized, vaccinated and returned to the location of origin as an alternative to euthanasia. RTF has been a powerful force for feline lifesaving in communities all across the country. Shelters have seen dramatic decreases in feline intake and equally dramatic increases in live release rates.

What does implementing those programs look like from a "boots on the ground" animal control officer perspective? How do RTF programs really work, when you get down to the nitty gritty?

Students will learn:

How to implement a program

How to adapt the program to meet the community's needs

The decision-making process for individual cats

Determining suitable locations for RTF

And more! 

Presented by Tim Reeder

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