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Residents urge Waukee council to address feral, stray cats; ask about licensing, TNR and animal-control capacity
Summary
Several residents and animal advocates used the open forum to press the council for a city animal-control officer, licensing enforcement and a trap-neuter-return program after a recent change in the city’s animal-control arrangement with the Iowa DNR.
Several Waukee residents told the City Council during open forum that the city lacks adequate services for stray and feral cats and urged the council to develop a local response, including licensing enforcement, a trap‑neuter‑return (TNR) program and either hiring an animal-control officer or contracting with a shelter.
Linda Adams, a Waukee resident, said the city contracts with Heinz for dog control but has no comparable arrangement for cats and that cat licensing is not being enforced. “As an avid animal lover — dogs and cats — I implore you to please find a solution to help the cats in the community, whether it’s working with another city or an animal…
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