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County recounts TNR experience, emphasizes transfers and microchipping for feral cats
Summary
County staff and an approved TNR provider described the trap-neuter-vaccinate-release (TNR) approach, noting the program’s county pilot and a fall in county cat euthanasia from over 900 to fewer than 50. Staff said feral cats approved for return must be sterilized, vaccinated, microchipped and ear-tipped.
An agency representative who participates in the county's TNR work described the local program history and urged the committee to make TNR easy for community organizations to carry out. "We had a, 18 month pilot program in 2004... The number of cats euthanized by the county during that period of time was over 900. And now it's less than 50, typically," the representative said, describing the county experience…
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