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Huron County Humane Society tells Willard council 2025 was busier and flags feral cat challenges
Summary
Chris Castle of the Huron County Humane Society told the Willard council Jan. 20 that 2025 was busier than 2024 and that Trap-Neuter-Release users are relocating cats to different neighborhoods; the society said a No Feed ordinance reduces malicious feedings but "doesn't make a substantial difference."
Chris Castle, representing the Huron County Humane Society, told the Willard City Council on Jan. 20 that 2025 was "busier than 2024" and that 2026 appears likely to be the busiest year yet for the organization. Castle provided council with a pamphlet of the society's 2025 numbers and described several operational challenges the organization is seeing in the city.
When Councilmember McKenzie asked whether a local No Feed ordinance would help, Castle said such ordinances "don't make a substantial difference" though they can reduce malicious feedings. Castle also reported that while residents are using the Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) program, some participants are returning cats to neighborhoods different from where they were captured, complicating local population-control efforts.
The presentation was recorded under the citizen discussion portion of the agenda; the council took note of the briefing but the minutes do not record any council direction to prepare or introduce an ordinance, nor appropriation of funds for animal control. The matter remains an operational and policy issue to be addressed in future discussions.
The Humane Society's account of increased intake and the operational challenge with TNR was reported to council; no rebuttal or formal response from other agencies appears in the minutes. Councilmembers raised the issue and asked clarifying questions, but no formal motion or referral is recorded in the minutes.
