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  • 1.  Community Cat Spay / Neuter Ordinance

    Posted 02-18-2024 05:19 AM

    A nearby town has enacted this Cat Spay / Neuter Ordinance to help reduce feline overpopulation:

    Cat Spay / Neuter Ordinance

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    Gail Panciera
    Volunteer
    Enfield Community Cat Project
    CT
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  • 2.  RE: Community Cat Spay / Neuter Ordinance

    Posted 02-20-2024 09:41 AM

    This is an interesting way to approach the ordinance. In my county, citizens are charged a pet license fee every year $7 for altered and $10 for unaltered and yet 90% of the strays we pick up have no tags, and are still intact. I would love to see a change in our ordinances to reflect something similar to this. However, I feel that some of our citizens would feel that is infringing on their rights. I would love to talk to the community members that had a part in implementing this change.



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    Christina Kearney
    Shelter Manager
    Isle of Wight County Animal Services
    VA
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  • 3.  RE: Community Cat Spay / Neuter Ordinance

    Posted 02-20-2024 09:44 AM

    What do others think of this kind of ordinance? What do you think Gail? Do you think it will be helpful? It's a fairly small town. We have over twice that many people but I am interested in this kind of legislation and if it works. 



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    Julia Orr
    Director of Development
    We Care Animal Rescue
    CA
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  • 4.  RE: Community Cat Spay / Neuter Ordinance

    Posted 02-21-2024 08:04 AM

    We have a spay/neuter ordinance that also protects our community cats.

    However, the enforcement of this ordinance is very much lacking.  For example, I called ACC when I came across a home with unsterilized cats and dogs out in the streets, with puppies and nursing mothers. The ACC officers did not care about the cats at all; did not care to know if they were fixed, friendly, or anything. They went to the home due to the fact that there were puppies and unspayed dogs.  They issued a fine for this- then left and had no plans to follow up.  In practice, this ordinance is doing nothing to help with overpopulation. 

    I would love to see if your town has a plan to educate the community and enforce the ordinance



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    Amanda Gray
    Adoptions volunteer
    Adopt A Cat Foundation
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  • 5.  RE: Community Cat Spay / Neuter Ordinance

    Posted 02-21-2024 08:33 AM

    Unfortunately, I have seen exactly the same reaction from ACOs.  They could not care less about cats.



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    Gail Panciera
    Volunteer
    Enfield Community Cat Project
    CT
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