GIVE TNR A CHANCE
- al: Connie
- destinatario: HIGHLAND LAKES APARTMENTS / MILES PROPERTY (Norcross, GA)
After a year and a half trapping cats as part of a TNR program the apartment management has decided to trap and remove the cats from the property. This will be disastrous to all the efforts put forth to control the cat population. Please sign the petition in support of the TNR program. I am asking for another 13 months and then we can re-evaluate the program at the location.
Please use the following stats for my city when making any comments on the petition. Not everyone likes cats or has to like cats. But we all need to co exist and find a working solution to the cat over population on the property.
Benefits of TNR
A cat community%uFFFD controls rodents.
Spaying and neutering effectively reduces: %uFFFD
fighting and howling by 88 percent;
urine spraying and smell by 87 percent;
risk of spreading disease to other cats.
No killing: %uFFFD TNR is a better alternative than sending the cats to a needless death at animal control. (Last year roughly 90,000 %u2013 including an estimated 30,000 feral cats were killed in Atlanta metro animal shelters.)
The TNR cat colony does%uFFFD not produce unwanted litters.
Reduced expense to taxpayers: Each year,%uFFFD metro Atlanta animal controls spend over 15 million taxpayer dollars dealing with the consequences of animal overpopulation. Research proves that euthanizing animals does not effectively reduce pet overpopulation only neutering and TNR can do that!
Animal Control Statistics Fulton County Animals Impounded 10,509
Cost per Animal $191.72
FCAS Budget $2,189,000
Dekalb County Animals Impounded 11,514
Cost Per Animal $191.64
DCAC Budget $2,206,534
Metro Atlanta Animals Impounded 139,314
Cost Per Animal $109.43
Metro Atlanta AC Budgets $15,245,495
Myth #3: Trapping and removing will solve the problem.
Truth: Any species exists in an area for one simple reason: the area provides an environment conducive to that species needs. Cats are no different, so if all the cats are taken away, new cats will move into the area and breed up to capacity. Therefore, a community has only two choices either live with a neutered/vaccinated colony that does not reproduce, or live with an unspayed/unvaccinated colony that continues to reproduce.
Reasons to Spay/Neuter Spaying/Neutering CATS effectively reduces:
fighting & howling by 88%
roaming by 92%
urine spraying and smell by 87%
The Vacuum Effect
The fact is, trap-and-remove doesn't work. Trap-and-remove is a euphemism for capturing and killing feral cats, which is Animal Controls traditional approach to feral cats. Trap-and-remove attempts may temporarily reduce the number of feral cats in a given area, but two things happen: one, unsterilized survivors continue to breed prolifically and, two, other cats move into the now-available territory. This is known as the vacuum effect.
New cats will move in. Feral cats establish territories based on the availability of food sources and shelter. When the cats are removed from this environment, other cats move in to take advantage of whatever sources of food and shelter are available and continue to breed. The vacuum effect has been documented worldwide.
If you stop feeding feral cats, they wont simply go away. A feeding ban will not make the cats go away and is, in any case, arbitrarily enforced. Why? Cats bond to their territory and are opportunistic scavengers that can, if necessary, survive on garbage. Under a feeding ban, the cats suffer as they search for new sources of food.
There is a solution. Trap, neuter, and return (TNR) lowers cat populations.
Heres how it works. Colony cats are humanely trapped, sterilized, and vaccinated. Strays and young kittens are removed from the colony and adopted into homes. Adult feral cats are ear-tipped for identification and returned to their outdoor homes where their numbers gradually go down through attrition. Its simple.
TNR breaks the cycle of reproduction and lowers cat populations. TNR is cost effective. TNR, which enlists community volunteers in a comprehensive program, costs one-third to one-half as much as trap-and-remove efforts. Why? Trap-and-remove endeavors require continuous trapping and killing, is not supported by the community, and is an unending budget expense. You can make a difference and save lives.
Together, we can help people understand how effective the humane solution, TNR, can be. To learn more or to find tools to help you educate people in your area, go to alleycat.org.
Reprinted with permission of:Alley Cat Allies
alleycat@alleycat.org
%uFFFD 2007, Alley Cat Allies
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