Oakland Park agrees to humane feral cat solution.
Oakland Park officials have agreed to humanely deal with the feral cat colony that has taken up residence at the city's public works building. But instead of TNR -- feral cat lingo for "trap, neuter and release" -- the city will trap, neuter and relocate.
Here is the update from Sun Sentinel reporter Juan C. Ortega.
OAKLAND PARK-- After city officials debated how to deal with wild cats on city property, they agreed to let a cat-rescue group trap and relocate the felines.
Volunteers from Cat Rescue Inc. will move the cats from the city’s Public Works Operations building, 5100 NE 12th Terrace, and have them spayed or neutered. At a recent public meeting, Assistant City Manager Pam Himelberger said the cats would be taken to a feral cat colony elsewhere in the city.
Some animal lovers at the meeting lauded the city’s decision to hire the rescue group.
The city wanted a humane solution for the cats after it earlier this year arranged for animal control workers to pick up nine feral cats that later were euthanized.
ANGIE BRENNAN, a Sun-Sentinel page designer,
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DIANE LADE, a reporter on the Sun-Sentinel's Help Team, has lived with cats, dogs, reptiles, fish, an iguana, and an armadillo.
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JOHN TANASYCHUK, a Sun-Sentinel lifestyle writer, has lived with cats as long as he can remember. He and his partner currently share their home with three.
Comments
I have a much cheaper and permanent solution. I will use my own funds too. Giive me a 12 pack of Bud or green lizards and 1,000 rounds of .22 ammo and bring me my .22 Ruger pistol with my red dot scope. I need about a week to complete the mission. Send the carcasses to Haiti and Cuba. It will help in the relief effort.
Posted by: CHARLEY DONT SURF | September 9, 2008 8:25 AM
You're a vile human for even joking about this one Charley.
As for the article, relocating the cats will only allow more to come into their area and take their place. The best option is trap, neuter, return and leave a caregiver in the area to feed, water and monitor the colony.
Posted by: Cat | September 9, 2008 12:00 PM
Now how about getting Ft Lauderdale to do something about the noisy peakcocks in Victoria Park!!!
Posted by: Penelope | September 9, 2008 6:01 PM
If anyone is interested in helping with donations, Cat Rescue has a web site that you can use to make donations directly. If you sell on eBay, you can also make a portion of your sale of an item go to Cat Rescue as a donation also.
Cat Rescue
Posted by: KCK | September 10, 2008 11:28 AM
great decision
wish it was out of kindness of heart and not because of fear of backlash from community
we'll take what we can get
Posted by: vanessa jimenez | October 22, 2008 10:07 PM