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Council to pilot trap‑neuter‑return program after ABC clinic presentation; volunteers and residents pledge support
Summary
After a presentation from ABC spay/neuter clinic, the Robinson City Council discussed trap‑neuter‑return (TNR) as the city’s primary humane management option for outdoor cats and agreed informally to allocate up to $10,000 for a pilot program (focused on Surrey Ridge) pending formal budget action and volunteer support.
At the Aug. 19 meeting the council heard a presentation on community cats and trap‑neuter‑return (TNR) from Carrie Spivey, director of the ABC spay‑neuter clinic. Spivey told the council TNR is an internationally recognized best practice to reduce reproduction and nuisance behavior, and she described the clinic’s operations and past partnerships.
Spivey said ABC provides high‑volume spay and neuter services and has been running TNR work in the region since 2007. "Trap and return is spay neuter vaccination and tippy of the left ear," she said, explaining that the ear‑tip is a visible marker to show a cat has been sterilized without requiring recapture. Spivey…
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