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South Utah Valley Animal Shelter urges balanced TNVR policy, warns against blanket return policy
Summary
The South Utah Valley Animal Shelter presented intake and disposition data for Woodland Hills and recommended combining trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) with continued shelter intake options. The shelter said a blanket shelter-neuter-vaccinate-return (SNVR) policy that automatically fixed and returned all adult cats brought in without ID could:
Brandy, a representative of the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter, told the Woodland Hills City Council at a work session on Oct. 28 that the shelter supports TNVR in appropriate locations but opposes a blanket policy that would automatically fix and return all adult cats brought into the shelter without a collar or microchip. “My name is Brandy, and I'm from the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter,” she said as she introduced the shelter's intake data and operational concerns.
The shelter presented intake figures for Woodland Hills: 20 cats in 2024 (10 adopted, 6 euthanized, 2 reclaimed by owners; 3 identified as feral) and 8 so far in 2025 (5 adopted, 1 owner release, 3 feral). The presenter said most animals came in after being trapped and brought by residents and that a substantial share of adopted animals were…
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