Dallas Cat Lady requests $5,000 to expand spay/neuter program

Jul 9, 2026

Lee Sessler, founder of Dallas Cat Lady, asked for $5,000 to fund trap‑neuter‑return (TNR) work and spay/neuter services that the nonprofit says last year cost roughly $150,000 in operations and vet care.

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Lee Sessler, founder and executive director of Dallas Cat Lady, told the committee the organization focuses on trap‑neuter‑return, fostering and vaccinations rather than sheltering. "We spent... again, we're right there with you over a $150,000 last year just on spay neuter bats and vaccines and all that fun stuff," she said, describing the program's rising costs.

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