Save Delta, Colorado Feral Cats

lauraallen — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:53:39 -0700

The City of Delta, Colorado has given Melissa Heinzen until May 4, 2008 to stop feeding a feral cat colony in Confluence Park. Animal Control Officer Tammy Holden has given Ms. Heinzen until then to relocate the cats. The city intends to trap and kill the remaining cats.

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Randolph, Iowa City Council Votes for TNR for Feral Cats!

lauraallen — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:10:27 -0700

Update March 14, 2008: Last night the Randolph, Iowa city council voted to establish a trap neuter return program for feral cats!

The city decided to abandon the mayor's plan of offering $5 bounty for each stray live dog or cat brought to him and which he would then have killed if it was not claimed by an owner.

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Update: Cape May, New Jersey Agrees to Defend TNR Program

lauraallen — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:33:43 -0700

Update March 5, 2008: Thanks to the efforts of Alley Cat Allies and your letters and calls and signatures on the petition - not to mention a rally in front of City Hall - the city of Cape May, New Jersey has agreed to preserve its long standing feral cat program.

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Participate in the Poll to Support Trap Neuter Return for Feral Cats

lauraallen — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:24:12 -0700

The Feral Cat Spay/Neuter Project has altered over 30,000 cats in the Puget Sound area of Washington state. The local public television station, KCTS, has run a program featuring the work on this group.

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Baltimore Passes New Ordinance to Support Feral Cat Caregivers and TNR

lauraallen — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:51:18 -0700

On November 27, 2007 Baltimore's Mayor Sheila Dixon signed into law changes to the city's animal control ordinances.

In passing these changes, a copy of which is attached to this article, Baltimore has recognized Trap Neuter Return or TNR as a preferable method of controlling feral cat populations.

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Use TNR Not Starvation to Control Feral Cat Populations

lauraallen — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:11:33 -0700

Indianapolis and Rhode Island are examples of local governments which have turned away from bans on feeding feral or stray cats. Instead, they have embraced laws regulating and supporting managed colonies of feral and stray cats.

But in the fight for humane treatment for animals, sometimes it seems as if it's one step forward and two steps back. Apparently stray cats were getting into the garbage and making a mess. Thus the solution of starving them?

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Salt Lake City and Feral Cats

lauraallen — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:35:58 -0700

Salt Lake City recognizes trap neuter return is the most humane and effective way to control feral cat populations.

The City's Animal Control ordinance does require registration of feral cat colonies but encourages caregivers to use TNR.

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