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Local volunteer launches MEOW Project to manage community cats in Eldora
Summary
Hannah Littke presented the MEOW Project, describing trap-neuter-vaccinate-return operations, volunteer roles and weekly surgery scheduling. She asked the city to list the program on the municipal website and said the program would rely on grants and donations, not city funds.
Hannah Littke told the Eldora City Council she recently started the MEOW Project to address community-cat overpopulation and nuisance behavior through trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) and community outreach.
"My name is Hannah Littke," Littke said, recounting more than a decade of animal-sheltering work and seven years focused on community cats. She described core program elements: humane trapping, spay/neuter surgeries, rabies vaccination and ear-tipping so residents and caretakers can identify sterilized cats.
Littke said the project would rely on grants, donations and partner networks and "would cost the city nothing." She proposed city support limited to listing the program's contact information on the city website and referring residents to the MEOW Project intake form. Littke said she has access to a veterinarian for surgeries on Wednesdays and planned to schedule trapping the evening before surgery days.
Council members asked about vaccinations, microchip checks and how volunteers would be recruited; Littke outlined volunteer forms on her website and described fostering networks for kittens. Several council members thanked her and said they would post contact information on the city's channels.
No formal council commitment or funding was requested that evening; Littke asked only for collaboration and referrals so she can match residents to available resources.
