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Millions of feral cats are killed in shelters every year in the United States. TNR (trap-neuter-return) is a program that is practiced
throughout the world to save these cats, allowing them to live out their
lives -- not killed because they're considered homeless.
TNR (trap-neuter-return) is a program that is gaining popularity with many organizations such as PETA and SPCA's across america as the only human
way to deal the feral cat population.
Some cities in the United States are looking to feral cats to help control a growing rodent problem.
Recently six feral cats were adopted and released at the Los Angeles police
station to help control the growing rodent population.
PROVIDER: Officer Sandra Magdaleno, who feeds and cares for the Southeast station cats, can
describe each of her elusive crew: two black cats, two gray and whites, a tabby and a huge gray bruiser who hissed at everyone while in the cages where the
cats acclimate.
Recently the port authority has decided to round up all the cats taking up residence at JFK in an effort to deter birds that present hazards to airplanes. When questioned about the fate of the evicted felines, "They will be in a safe
place until they can be turned over to the proper authorities. What he failed to say is that these cats would be placed in Animal Care and Control of New York City - a death sentence for feral cats which are typically unadoptable. The PA
even went as far as to lie to citizens who called in concerned, reassuring callers that the cats would be put up for adoption and found good homes. The problem it seems was not that people were asking the wrong questions, they were asking
the wrong people.
The Port Authority believes it can achieve a cat free environment through removal and extermination. JFK is a
typical environment for feral cats due largely to the fact that many cats are lost or abandon in travel. Studies show that removing feral cats from a territory only opens up the door for new cats to enter that territory. Without TNR those cats
will continue to reproduce. Before long a new colony will inhabit the territory and their numbers will grow rapidly
with out reproductive sterilization.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-feralcats29dec29,1,4944054.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=3&cset=true
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http://www.neighborhoodcats.org/