Trap-Neuter-Return is the humane and effective approach for stray dogs and cats. Scientific studies show that Trap-Neuter-Return improves the lives of stray cats and dogs, improves their relationships with the people who live near them, and decreases the size of colonies over time. They are humanely trapped and taken to a veterinarian to be neutered and vaccinated. After recovery, the animals are returned to their home—their colony—outdoors. TNR stops the breeding cycle of stray dogs and cats and therefore improves their lives while preventing reproduction. It is a fact that the removal and killing of outdoor dogs cats that animal control has been pursuing for decades is never ending and futile.