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Council backs animal-control changes: return of seized animals to owners and a 6-month TNR pilot funded by a $10,000 grant
Summary
Council introduced ordinances to allow animal control officers to return found domestic animals directly to owners instead of bringing them to the shelter, and to create a trap-neuter-vaccinate-release (TNR) pilot for community cats funded by a $10,000 Best Friends Animal Society grant.
The City Council introduced two related animal-control measures: one to allow animal control officers to return seized animals directly to owners when owners are identified, and another to authorize a community CAP (trap-neuter-vaccinate-release) program for feral and community cats. Council set public hearings for both measures on June 3, 2025.
Amanda, manager at IPAC (the city’s animal-control/shelter operation), told the council the change to return animals would let officers canvas…
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