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Council hears ABC clinic on TNR program and discusses neighborhood pilot and funding
Summary
A nonprofit clinic explained trap-neuter-return (TNR) best practices and local funding examples; council and residents discussed a neighborhood pilot for Surrey Ridge, potential city seed funding (estimates $9k–$10k), and reliance on volunteers and partner grants.
A nonprofit veterinary clinic (introduced to the council as ABC) told Robinson City Council that trap-neuter-return (TNR) is the established, humane approach to manage community cat populations, and council members and residents discussed a neighborhood pilot and possible limited city funding.
Carrie (introduced by the chair as Carrie Spivey) said ABC is a high-volume nonprofit clinic that focuses on preventive veterinary care and community-cat services. She told the council ABC averages, on the figures given, about 352 surgeries per week (roughly 70 per day) and that the program uses ear-tipping to mark sterilized cats so residents and animal-control officers can identify fixed…
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