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Boyle County announces barn‑cat program, expanded trap‑neuter‑vaccinate efforts
Summary
County officials and the Boyle County Humane Society outlined a plan to expand trap‑neuter‑vaccinate‑return (TNVR) work and launch a barn‑cat placement program, aiming to reduce feral cat populations and address public‑health concerns by mid‑summer.
Boyle County Judge Executive Trillie L. Bottom and animal control officials outlined a new county‑led effort to manage feral cat colonies, including a barn‑cat placement program and expanded trap‑neuter‑vaccinate‑return (TNVR) work.
County animal control lead Elias (title given in the meeting as Boyle County Animal Patrol) told the fiscal court the county will shift from primarily welfare responses to also taking a management role on persistent outdoor colonies, working closely with the Danville/Boyle County Humane Society. “We want to get to the point where we are not releasing any cat…unless they are for sure vaccinated against rabies and fixed,” Elias said during the Feb. 25 meeting.
The plan calls for the county to partner with the humane society to capture, sterilize and vaccinate feral cats, and either…
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