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Los Angeles has become a haven for feral cats, often called 'community cats,' that experts say need ample resources in order to curb the population growth.

ANIMAL WATCH-When Los Angeles General Manager Brenda Barnette received approval by the Los Angeles City Council for an estimated $60M Citywide Feral Cat-TNR Program in November 2020, she did not publicize that the new ordinance would also require pet owners with more than three (up to five) indoor cats to pay a registration fee for their extra pets.  Under that program, the City is now obligated by law to provide annual spays/neuters for 20,000 unowned/stray/feral cats living in the streets...

To many animal welfare advocates, these cats are vulnerable — they live a scant few years, falling victim to wild predators, speeding cars, or rat poison they ingest. But to others, outdoor cats are opportunistic predators that hunt not only birds — an estimated 1.3 billion to 4 billion — but also lizards and small rodents. Everyone agrees that cats shouldn’t be roaming outdoors. The question is how to reduce that population in a humane way. As most animal welfare experts reco...

Alley Cat Allies Applauds Los Angeles Vote for Cats and TNR News provided by Share this article Share this article LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Alley Cat Allies President and Founder Becky Robinson praised the unanimous vote by the Los Angeles City Council in favor of funding their new Citywide Cat Program for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). The Councils vote clears the way for the city to use municipal funds to operate the Citywide Cat Program, which will spay and neuter 20,000 cats p...