HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0447.004 2024-2026From: William Brown
Sent: Friday, August 29, 202S 10:20 AM
To: Council Testimony
Cc: Alameda, Christian (Kimo)
Subject: Support Comm 447 for Humane Management of Abandoned Animals
Please support a humane Trap, Neuter, Return,and Management (TNRM) program for management of
abandoned cats in Hawaii County. This along with a robust spay and neuter program that is available,
affordable,.and accessible to pet owners in our community and the enforcement of animal
abandonment laws is the only way to reduce the number of homeless cats in our community.
In developing such a program it is important thatyou work closelywith animal welfare organizations to
ensure that the program is both effective and humane. These organizations are experts doing this kind of
work. I would also requestthat you be mindful of the diverse settings in which such a program would
operate. I would expect thereto be differences in how to operate in parks, transfer stations, residential,
and commercial settings.
It is also important that those involved in the program be trained. With a well managed program in
combination with spay and neuter and enforcement of pet abandonment laws it is possible to solve this
problem humanely. I have seen how effective this can be with the work that 1 have been doing at the
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transfer station.
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