Support cat Trap Neuter Return (TNR). Since 2016, Bowie CLAW has been helping treat and mitigate community cat populations with our TNR program. As of summer 2026, 1,400+ cats have been spayed/neutered and vaccinated against rabies and other diseases. They are ear tipped to identify them as County-protected community cats. In addition, since October of 2019, 1000+ homeless kittens and cats have found loving homes by fostering them in a pathway to adoption.
The Prince George’s County Community Cat Program was created under the Animal Control Ordinance on February 3, 2020 (Section 3-122 [h]). This program is possible through the Animal Services Division’s (ASD) partnership with area Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) groups including Bowie CLAW. The program addresses the issue of community cats (also known as free-roaming cats) through humane, non-lethal ways such as TNVR and the County’s Return-To-Field (RTF) program to reduce complaints and lower the number of community cats. Cats are altered, ear-tipped, vaccinated, and returned to the area where they were found.
The ordinance explicitly excludes community cats from “at-large” definitions and prevents impoundment simply for being un-owned or outdoors, and protects caregivers by allowing lawful feeding and sheltering.
Read Prince George’s County’s policy on Community Cats and TNVR here.
Maintaining For Life – Complementing TNR, Bowie CLAW supports the humane management of community cat colonies within the City of Bowie. Help humanely trapping and/or taking a shift (or more!) per month for the daily feeding of colonies community cats (not a Bowie CLAW-organized activity, but a dedicated group of regular volunteers. For more information on volunteering click here.
