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Council hears Trap-Neuter-Release update: 223 cats neutered, program projects 500-cat reduction
Summary
Councilman Otte reported that volunteers trapped and neutered 223 cats that day and that the committee projects the TNR effort could reduce the local feral-cat population by about 500. He asked whether citizens who shoot strays could be prosecuted; Chief Wensinger said Ohio Revised Code applies and urged residents to call police.
Councilman Otte reported on the city's Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) initiative during the Aug. 6 meeting, saying volunteers had "trapped and neutered 223 cats" that day. He told council the committee projects the TNR work could reduce the local feral-cat population by approximately 500 cats if continued.
Otte asked whether the city could prosecute citizens who use pellet guns or similar means against strays; Chief Wensinger advised that the Ohio Revised Code governs such matters and asked residents to call police if they observe harmful activity. Otte also provided donation information for the Community PAWS TNR Initiative (PO Box 238 at the UPS store on State Street) and said a Facebook donation button is available on the group's page. The meeting adjourned shortly afterward.
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