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Some animal shelters manipulate their euthanasia statistics by implementing policies that leave animals struggling to survive and dying painfully on the streets. So-called trap-neuter (TNR) programs—or, more accurately, trap-neuter-re-release programs—may allow limited-access shelters to crank up intake and euthanasia numbers, but they do nothing to protect cats. from the horrors that befall them when they are left outside to battle the harsh environment, disease and sadistic people.

Countless cats that are left outside without protection die from infected wounds and injuries, as even small abscesses and common urinary tract infections can become rampant and fatal for unsocialized cats that cannot be controlled and treated. Outdoor cats are vulnerable to infectious disease, parasite infestation, starvation, dehydration, frostbite, heatstroke, attacks by dogs and other predators, and being hit by vehicles. Cruel people often poison, shoot, burn, drown or otherwise torture and kill cats.