Cat Utopia seeks $1,500 for Trap‑Neuter‑Return; commissioners to consider during budget

Apr 15, 2026

Beverly Beach of Cat Utopia requested $1,500 from Union County to subsidize spay/neuter fees for feral cats and asked for a future work session on cat ordinances; Commissioners discussed recusal, vaccination requirements, and deferred action to budget season.

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Beverly Beach, representing Cat Utopia, asked the Union County Board of Commissioners April 15 for $1,500 to support Trap‑Neuter‑Return (TNR) services for feral cats. Beach said the group has been funding TNR through donations and yard sales, currently subsidizing procedures at the Animal Health Center at $30 per female and $20 per male, and that the City of La Grande contributed $1,350 to support trapping inside city limits.

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