HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0283.194 2024-2026From: Alicemarie
Sent: Friday, July 4, 2025 2:24 PM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Animal/feral cat population
Dear Council Members
I am very concerned about the feral cat population and the lack of resources to deal with it. We have an
ineffective Humane Society, complaining humans and lack of resources to deal with it. So now the
community is turning on the people who feed these cats. They are also the ones who trap, neuter &
release the cats using their own time, money and resources because the county offers no help. And
now, I understand, the government wants to arrest the cat feeders. Seems counterintuitive, doesn't
it? Who else is even trying to deal with the issue?
The county needs to step up and humanely deal with this problem ... and it is a problem. Resources need
to be used to trap and humanely euthanize the cats. It is far better than letting them starve to death, a
very painful way to die.
I urge you to give the resources to humanely handle this problem ... and not arrest those of us who have
the heart to feed starving animals.
Thankyou
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