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Council approves $100,000 in grants for spay/neuter and rehoming; debate focuses on managed TNR approach
Summary
The council approved two $50,000 grants to Aloha Animal Alliance and Hawaii Island Humane Society for spay/neuter, transport and rehoming; members debated whether trap-neuter-return with managed feeding sites is the right strategy for parks and critical habitat.
The Hawaii County Council voted on May 21 to award two separate $50,000 grants to local animal welfare groups for sterilization, rehoming and transport work.
Resolution 140 (as amended) authorized a $50,000 grant to Aloha Animal Alliance to support a centrally managed, science‑based trapped‑neuter‑return (TNR) pilot and related training, monitoring and designated feeding areas. Resolution 141 authorized a $50,000 grant to the Hawaii Island Humane Society for…
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