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ShadowCats 806 urges Borger to use warnings, TNR referrals before citing animal feeders
Summary
At a Borger City Council meeting, ShadowCats 806 asked the city to require written warnings, referral to TNR partners, and a 90-day compliance window before issuing citations under Ordinance 1,725. Council members indicated the ordinance already requires warnings and offered to include the group's contact information.
Amy Zavala, executive director of ShadowCats 806, told the Borger City Council on June 1 that the city's stray-animal ordinance should be used as a pathway to sterilization and vaccination rather than as a punitive measure.
ShadowCats 806 asked the council to change the order of enforcement under Ordinance 1,725 so that: the city issues a written warning and guidance before issuing a citation; caregivers are referred into a city-approved TNR (trap-neuter-release) pathway with ShadowCats 806 or another approved partner; and a 90-day compliance…
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