We have now retained attorney Calley Gerber of Gerber Animal Law Center to advocate on behalf of Operation Catnip against Wake County, North Carolina.
The lawsuit asks the Court to issue a temporary restraining order preventing Wake County from killing the two cats. In addition, the lawsuit claims a breach of contract by Wake County in regards to an agreement between Wake County and Operation Catnip and a pilot Trap-Neuter-Return program.
Last week, Wake County Animal Control trapped at least two cats from a managed and Trap-Neuter-Returned colony in Wake County. Wake County Animal Center refuses to release the cats to Operation Catnip, a renowned cat organization in Raleigh that has spayed and neutered thousands of outdoor cats in the Wake County area.
Together with Operation Catnip, Alley Cat Allies requested that the cats’ lives be saved and that Wake County collaborate with the two organizations on a humane approach for outdoor cats. Wake County has refused to cooperate.
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