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Oakdale council approves $50,000 Best Friends grant to launch community cat TNR program
Summary
The Oakdale City Council unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding and accepted a $50,000 Best Friends Animal Society grant to fund a trap‑neuter‑return (TNR) community cat program run with Astro Foundation and Oakdale Animal Services.
The Oakdale City Council voted 5–0 to authorize a memorandum of understanding with Best Friends Animal Society and Astro Foundation to establish a community cat program funded by a $50,000 Best Friends grant. City staff said the grant will fund staff training, marketing and a TNR (trap‑neuter‑return) program focused on sterilization, vaccinations and caregiver outreach.
The program is intended to improve feline survival, reduce shelter intake and offer humane management of outdoor cat populations, staff said. Astro Foundation…
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