Adam Olver News Today

Editor: I want to thank Wilkes-Barre City Administrator Charles McCormick for not backing down on the issue of feral cats in Kirby Park (“Advocates say W-B officials are endangering feral cats,” Feb. 22). The ordinance is clear. Perhaps those providing these shelters should be fined for breaking the law. Possibly if more fines were levied, this problem would be manageable. Trap/neuter/release may control population but not the nuisance created by those that still roam our neighborhood...

Some feral cat advocates are at odds with Wilkes-Barre City officials over cat shelters at Kirby Park. Advocates suspect the Wilkes-Barre animal control officer has been removing feral cat shelters they placed in the park to help the felines survive frigid February weather. City officials say animal control officer Adam Olver was doing his job, enforcing a city ordinance that bans luring or feeding feral animals. They say their duty to protect the public from health hazards supersedes the well-...