WHO: Alley Cat Allies Staff Attorney Elizabeth Holtz
WHAT: Trap-Neuter-Return Workshopincluding humane box trap demonstration and presentation with visuals of deterrents residents can use to keep cats out of gardens
WHEN: Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 5:307:30 p.m.
WHERE: Paulding County Courthouse Cafeteria, 240 Constitution Blvd., Dallas, GA 30132
Background for Media
Alley Cat Allies will be holding a free workshop on Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) at the Paulding County Courthouse on June 18, 2014.
On a national level, more than 70 percent of all cats (and all feral cats) who enter shelters are killed there. In response, thousands of communities across the country are carrying out TNR programs. In the last decade, cities and counties that officially endorse TNR have increased ten-fold to over 430, including Chicago, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. TNR stabilizes and eventually reduces outdoor cat populations over time, while saving money that could be dedicated to community education and adoption programs.
At the workshop, Alley Cat Allies staff attorney Elizabeth Holtz will review the basics of TNR, in which outdoor cats are humanely trapped and brought to veterinary clinics to be neutered and vaccinated. Unsocialized, unadoptable feral cats are eartipped and then returned to their outdoor homes, while friendly stray cats and kittens are placed in foster homes until adoption. Reproduction stops immediately, the colony size stabilizes and the population decreases over time.
Holtz will also be meeting with Paulding County commissioners to advise them on humane approaches to feral cats and the benefits of a Trap-Neuter-Return ordinance. To arrange an interview, please contact Johnnie Simpson at [email protected] or (240)-482-3895.
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About Alley Cat Allies
Alley Cat Allies is the only national advocacy organization dedicated to the protection and humane treatment of cats. Founded in 1990, today Alley Cat Allies has over half a million supporters and helps tens of thousands of individuals, communities, and organizations save and improve the lives of millions of cats and kittens nationwide. Its website is www.alleycat.org.