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Saginaw animal services reports 140 TNVR completions and urges more volunteer caretakers, council warned shelter replacement will be costly
Summary
City staff and volunteers reported 140 trap-neuter-vaccinate-return completions and 189 total cats identified across Saginaw and Blue Mound; staff said kennel/cage capacity and clinic availability limit expansion and urged public recruitment for colony caretakers and support for a new animal shelter.
City animal services staff and volunteers told the Saginaw City Council on Aug. 6 that the city's TNVR (trap-neuter-vaccinate-return) program has completed 140 sterilizations since it began trapping on Oct. 1 and has identified 189 community cats across Saginaw and nearby Blue Mound.
"Since we've officially started this, TNVR as of Aug. 6, [we have] 128 cats in Saginaw, 61 in Blue Mound, for a total of 189," said Joe (chair of the animal services advisory board). Jose, who operates animal control, said the shelter has completed 140 TNVR procedures, with 18 primarily kittens sent to rescue and 15 adopted. He reported six animals returned to owners and two euthanized because of severe injury or…
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