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Pets and animals · PA-47
Trap-Neuter-Return Trapping Log
A free printable TNR trapping log: each trap's spot, set and check times, the cat caught, clinic notes, recovery checks and release, with traps counted out and back.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Make sure every cat goes back to the spot it was trapped and no trap is left on site. Trap numbers link the trapping, the clinic notes and the release.
Who it is for
Trap-neuter-return volunteers, community cat groups, rescues and colony caretakers.
How to use it
- Number every trap, count them out, and fill in the session details at the top of page one.
- As each trap is set, write where, mark its number on the site sketch, and log each check time.
- For each cat caught, note its description and colony ID and when it went to the clinic, keeping it in its labelled trap.
- On page two, copy what the clinic reports, log recovery checks and record the release at the same spot.
- Count the traps back before leaving the site and sign the count.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: One trapping session, trap by trap: where each trap was set, when it was checked, which cat it caught and when it went to the clinic. Page two follows each cat back to the spot it came from.
One trap, one cat, one spot. No holding times, check intervals or release times are printed: follow the clinic's instructions and your group's own procedure, and check the rules where you are. Number every trap, mark each number on the site sketch, and keep each cat in its own labelled trap from capture to release.
Write-on lines: Date · Site and address · Colony name or ref · Team · Clinic, phone and booking ref · Traps taken out
Trapping — write 'empty', or the animal let go, if no target cat was caught
Table, 10 rows: Trap · Set where · Set at · Checked at · Cat caught · Colony ID · To clinic · By
Write-on lines: Traps brought back · Counted back by · Left the site at · Cats seen but not caught
Page 2
Clinic, recovery and release — same trap numbers as page one
Table, 10 rows: Trap · Colony ID · Clinic reports · Recovery checks · Released · Same spot · By
Squared grid: Site sketch: each trap's number where it was set, with gates, bins, buildings and the feeding station
Write-on lines: All cats released on · Signed by · Caretaker or feeder told on
Questions
Why are no recovery or holding times printed?
Because how long a cat is held and how often it is checked depend on the procedure, the cat and the clinic's own instructions. Follow those, and write the times you actually checked in the recovery column.
What goes in the colony ID column?
Whatever your group uses to tell cats apart over time: a number, a name or a photo reference. Using the same ID on the clinic notes and the release line keeps one cat's record together.
Is trap-neuter-return allowed everywhere?
Rules on trapping, neutering and returning community cats differ between countries and councils, and some sites need the landowner's permission. Check the rules where you are before trapping.
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