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Cats Protection neuters 15,000 feral cats annually through TNR programs
Source: Cats Protection (2024)
Cats Protection. (2024). Cats Protection Facts and Figures. As cited in Cat Cognition. https://catcognition.com/statistics/feral-cats/#uk-feral-cats-neutered-tnr-2024
1 million
Britain has approximately 1 million feral cats living outside human homes
Cats Protection (2024)
250,000
Approximately 250,000 unowned cats live in UK urban areas
University of Bristol (2021)
7.45 million
7.45 million UK pet cats have outdoor access, representing 69% of the pet cat population
PDSA (2024)
99.4% reduction
A 16-year TNR program on the San Francisco Bay reduced the initial population of 175 cats by 99.4%, with only 1 cat remaining
PMC / Frontiers (2020)
