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Volunteer Diane Harris recounts decades of feral‑cat work and funding strain at final board meeting
Summary
Diane Harris, a longtime volunteer with Feral Cat Rescue, used her last Animal Control Advisory Board meeting May 6 to recount the group's history since 2007, cite large vet and surgery expenses (about $150,000) and a $32,000 shortfall last year, and urge continuity of trap‑neuter‑return services as she leaves the board.
At her final Animal Control Advisory Board meeting May 6, Diane Harris recounted the history and financial strain of Feral Cat Rescue and urged the county to maintain support for trap‑neuter‑return services.
Harris said she founded or helped run what she called Feral Cat Rescue in 2007 and that local euthanasia rates at the then‑Tri County Shelter were far higher at the time. "Tri County Shelter, which serviced 3 counties,…
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