Stories about Trap-Neuter-Return

This letter was submitted in response to the following: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/09/10/maine-rescue-leaders-say-its-raining-cats-and-cats-with-shelters-full-and-colonies-growing/    Maine has dedicated advocates and organizations on the right path with Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) for community cats in the state (CentralMaine.com, Sept. 10), and yet much more can be done to expand, promote, and bolster these lifesaving efforts. Increased support for low-cost spay and neuter, […]

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This letter was submitted in response to this article: https://www.salon.com/2022/12/03/outdoor-cats-are-an-invasive-speciesand-a-to-themselves-scientists-say/ To the editor: Matthew Rozsa’s story about the Herrera paper on the relationship between cats and birds leaves out critical context and common sense while including misinformation about cats who live outdoors. The missing context comes from the conveniently ignored information that weakens Mr. Herrera’s […]

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This letter to the editor was submitted in response to the following article: https://baytownsun.com/local/fur-flies-at-council-over-cat-definitions/article_353e15f8-438c-11ee-804b-037142d4e176.html Baytown City Council should affirm its support for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) for the community cats in the city’s care. TNR is the only humane and effective approach to populations of community cats, who are unowned cats who live outdoors. Scientific research has […]

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This letter to the editor was submitted to the Times Observer newspaper in Youngsville, PA., submitted on August 31, 2023. To the editor: Youngsville Borough Council’s discussions on adjusting its cat-related ordinances (Times Observer, Aug. 16) should focus on the humane, nonlethal approaches that have become popular with the public. Any thought of a feeding […]

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This letter to the editor was submitted in response to the following article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/19/bird-killing-machines-new-zealand-cools-on-cats-to-protect-native-wildlife To the editor: If New Zealand is truly going to have a serious national conversation about cats (Tess McClure, Aug. 18), the first step is to set aside incorrect assumptions and falsehoods about the relationship between cats and native species. Scientific […]

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This letter to the editor was submitted to the Argus Leader newspaper in Sioux Falls, S.D., submitted on August 18, 2023. Sioux Falls City Council should respond to public urging and embrace Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) for the city’s community cats (Argus Leader, Aug. 11). TNR is the only humane and effective approach to populations of community […]

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VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Glenn Johnson, Mayor Port Neches City Council City of Port Neches 1005 Merriman St Port Neches, TX 77651 Dear Mayor Johnson & Members of the City Council, Alley Cat Allies is reaching out to express our deep concerns about the recently passed feeding ban by the City of Port Neches. Feeding bans […]

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April 20 was a game-changing day for cats and their caregivers in the greater Rochester area of New York—and it couldn’t have come at a more important time! Yesterday, Alley Cat Allies brought our Feline Frenzy® to the area, starting with a high-quality, high-volume Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) event in collaboration with Lollypop Farm, Humane Society of […]

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Chairperson Henry Ingwersen Chairperson Bill Pluecker Joint Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Maine State Legislature 100 State House Station Cross Building, Room 214 Augusta, ME 04333 RE: OPPOSE LD 644 (HP 421) – An Act to Include Cats in the Laws Governing Animal Trespass Dear Chair Ingwersen, Chair Pluecker and Members of the Committee: […]

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This letter was submitted in response to the following article: https://www.swiowanewssource.com/audubon/lifestyle/article_325ed242-3334-599c-a87e-e9d4dfe74107.html To the editor: Audubon needs to stop loaning traps out to their citizens, allowing those citizens to trap cats, and then instructing them to do what they want with those cats. The town has confirmed that citizens are allowed to “take the cats five […]

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