GET A HANDLE ON THE
NUISANCE ANIMAL
PROBLEM...ESPECIALLY
WHEN IT COMES TO
STRAY CATS.
OFFICIALS SAY
THEY'VE TRAPPED OVER
40 CATS SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF
DECEMBER.
THE GROUP RECEIVES
AT LEAST 5 TO 7 PHONE
CALLS A DAY
REQUESTING TRAPS FOR
FERAL CATS.
WHILE OFFICIALS ARE
TRYING TO EDUCATE THE
PUBLIC ABOUT SPAYING
AND NEUTERING
OUTDOOR ANIMALS.
THEY SAY REIGNING IN
THE FERAL CAT
POPULATION ACROSS
THE COUNTY WITH AN
EXPANDED TRAPPING
PROGRAM IS ONE OF
THEIR TOP PRIORITIES.
Sara Rodgers
Our goal is to have each
officer have 5 traps that they
care for every
week...because what we do
is we set the traps on
Monday and what we do is
go back and we release the
traps from the property on
friday..each person gets a
week with the trap
IF YOU NEED A TRAP
YOU CAN CALL THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND
YOU'LL BE PLACED ON A
WAIT LIST.
RODGERS ALSO SAYS
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO TRAP
THE CATS SAFELY ON
YOUR OWN...YOU CAN
BRING THEM TO ANIMAL
PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
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