Beltsville Community Cats

(1) Beltsville Community Cats, Inc. is primarily a cat tnvr (trap/neuter/vaccinate/return) organization. (2) the organization traps feral Cats in the Beltsville, Maryland area, arranges for neutering & the provision of all necessary vaccinations. If the cat is not deemed compatible for human companionship, it is returned to the area in which it was trapped and routinely provided for. If the cat displays a capability for human companionship, it is placed into the foster program and listed for adoption. (3) the veterinary expenses includes the cost for Cats returned to trapped areas and the Cats placed into the foster program.

All program service accomplishments listed below are performed by volunteers and incur no expenses nor generate revenue(1) stabilize, reduce, and eventually bring the free-roaming cat population to zero through tvnr and natural attrition(2) assist colony caretakers, property owners & managers in finding ways for Cats to live harmoniously alongside homes & businesses(3) support caretakers by teaching & assisting them with sound management practices so all Community Cats are sterilized and have access to food, clean water, shelter, and veterinary services while maintaining the rights of the property owners & managers(4) promote low cost and free spay & neuter programs, responsible adoption, and other practices that will end the epidemic of abandoned, unsterilized Cats that perpetuates the free-roaming cat cycle