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Pacific TNR Cats asks board to clear invoices as rescues surge; cites disease and foster shortages
Summary
Gina Braden of Pacific TNR Cats told aldermen the group handled about 541 animals last year (413 inside city limits) and requested prompt payment of overdue invoices to cover urgent veterinary care as kitten season intensifies.
At the April 21 meeting, Gina Braden, who identified herself as representing Pacific TNR Cats, briefed the board on the group’s 2025 and early‑2026 animal rescue activity and asked the city to expedite payment of outstanding invoices so the rescue can pay for urgent veterinary care.
Braden said last year Pacific TNR Cats handled roughly 541 animals overall and 413 inside city limits and described a heavy veterinary burden from kitten season and pandemic‑era caseload increases. “Last year the total number of animals we did or we handled was about 541; in city limits was 413,” she said, and added that many fosters and rescuers are exhausted and that the group has been forced to cover large vet bills personally.
She also listed three diseases the city is facing in feral cat colonies—feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukemia—and said she is asking that the city review and process the invoices she submitted so funds are available for urgent treatment.
Clerk and staff said invoice payments appear on the list of bills and will be reviewed; Braden specifically asked that the submitted invoices for late 2025 be processed quickly because of immediate medical needs.
What’s next: Braden said she will submit an inventory and formal budget for the prior year; staff and the clerk will follow municipal procedures to process invoices within the constraints of the approved bills list.
