Austin Animal Services Community Cats Program (SNR, TNR and medical vouchers)
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- What it is
- Community cats and TNR
- Who it helps
- Cats must live in Austin or unincorporated Travis County.
- Where
- City of Austin and unincorporated Travis County
- Status
- Waitlist
- Last checked
- October 29, 2026 on the official website
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The City of Austin offers free spay/neuter, rabies vaccine and ear-tip for outdoor community cats, volunteer trapping for colonies, and medical vouchers for non-urgent care of sick or injured community cats.
How to reach them
Where: Austin Animal Services, 7201 Levander Loop, Austin, TX 78702
Hours: SNR drop-off Monday-Friday 11am-5pm (no appointment; allow up to an hour)
Good to know
- Services: community cats, TNR, SNR, medical vouchers
- Who can use it: Cats must live in Austin or unincorporated Travis County. Medical vouchers are for non-urgent illness or injury, not vaccines or general wellness.
- How to get started: For 1-2 cats, bring them to the shelter for Shelter-Neuter-Return without an appointment. For trapping help or medical vouchers, email the Community Cats team (address on the page); trapping requests have a large backlog. Call 311 for life-threatening emergencies.
Emergency? Call your veterinarian or the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital now, and tell them if cost is a barrier. Emergency signs and poison hotlines
Before you go
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