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Residents urge TNR program, animal advisory board and 'no-kill' steps during council public comment
Summary
Multiple residents told the council they want the city to create sheltering and Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) programs, convene an animal advisory board with a veterinarian member and adopt "no-kill" practices to cut stray-cat intake and euthanasia at the municipal shelter.
Several residents used the March 25 public-comment period to press the City of Orange for expanded animal services, including shelter capacity for cats, a Trap-Neuter-Release program (TNR) and the formation or activation of an animal advisory board with veterinary representation.
"I have been a Orange citizen all my life, and I think we need a place for kittens and cats," Paulette Thomas said, giving her address and urging the council to add animal-shelter services to the city budget. She recommended a TNR approach to reduce stray-cat populations: "If we can catch them and,…
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