Avalon renewing Trap-Neuter-Return efforts

CITY AND CIHS SEEK SUPPORT FOR FERAL CAT PROGRAM
July 26, 2006
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CITY AND CIHS SEEK SUPPORT FOR FERAL CAT PROGRAM
Avalon, CA -- Renewed TNR Effort to Begin in August
Working in cooperation with the City of Avalon, the Catalina Island Humane Society and local veterinarian Dr. Denney, the feral and stray cat population in Avalon is managed through a trap, neuter and release (TNR) program. Through this program, in addition to effective colony management and low-cost spay and neuter services, Avalon’s feral population numbers have greatly reduced since TNR’sinception in 1999. There are currently several approved locations of managed colonies, situated away from housing and the general public, whose animals are continually diminishing due to the normal aging process. These colonies are responsible for very few, if any, new litters of kittens and generally experience a zero population growth.
Ferals and strays who find food and shelter throughout the community outside of managed colonies are the current focus of a renewed TNR effort to begin in August.