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Residents urge county action on feral cats; court approves donations, rabies clinic fee cut and hires testing firm for new animal services facility
Summary
Public commenters described growing feral‑cat problems in Mountain Home and urged more county assistance. Commissioners accepted a microscope donation for animal services, authorized a temporary $1 registration fee during March rabies clinics, and approved a contract for construction materials testing at the county—s new animal services facility.
Kerr County residents told the Commissioner's Court that feral cats are multiplying on rural properties and that animal control services and low‑cost spay/neuter options are inadequate.
Steve Long told the court that feral cats are “an issue that requires your attention” and described local residents relocating cats to the outskirts and then seeing the animals return to neighborhoods. Diana Alonzo, who said she lives in Mountain Home, told the court she currently feeds about 50 cats on her property, that her local shelter limits intake to one cat per week, and that she spent “$12,000 last year on dog and cat food.”
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