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Feral Education & Love Instead of X-termination
The LA Animal Services Department and the LA Animal Services Commission generally support the concept of a trap, neuter, return (TNR) program to stabilize feral cat populations by reducing birth rates and improving the overall health of feral cat colonies. A City TNR program cannot be implemented however, until after the City complies with CEQA, the California Environmental Quality Act. On June 12, 2006 the Commission voted to:
"Direct the General Manager to prepare a report in compliance with CEQA, outlining the effect of a TNR program on the environment with the change of “Release” to “Return.” The motion passed on a vote of 3-0" (From Minutes of June 12, 2006 Commission Meeting).
Since that time LA Animal Services Department has been working to define the scope of the proposed project and arrange for the preparation of the proper CEQA clearance.
To learn more about FELIX, feral cats and the benefits of TNR, please visit the links below:
About TNR:
FELIX Speech
TNR's role in Achieving No-Kill: Extending the Circle of Compassion
FELIX (Feral Education and Love Instead of X-Termination) Program
Best Friends Catnippers helps feral cat caregivers...
Feral Cat Caretakers Coalition, a Los Angeles-based group
http://www.feralcatcaretakers.org/
Spay USA – The Neighborhood Cats TNR Kit
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=cruelty_tnr
Alley Cat Allies – Feral Cat News
http://www.alleycat.org/
About Cats – Feral Cats, Love Em’ and Leave Em’
http://cats.about.com/cs/feralcatmgmt/a/ferals_TNR.htm
Animal People On-Line – Trap-Neuter-Return: Working with Feral Cats
http://www.animalpeoplenews.org/IMPORTANT_MATS/tnrFeral03.html
Humane Society University – How to Manage a Feral Cat Colony
http://www.humanesocietyu.org/workshops_and_classes/tnr.html
Alley Cat Allies – Caring for Feral Cats: Hands on Organizing and Advocacy
http://www.alleycat.org/resources_care.html
Feral Cat Alliance
Stray Cat Alliance
TNR in Practice:
The Scoop
Central Pennsylvania's Primary Resource on Cats
http://castawaycritters.rescuegroups.org/info/display?PageID=137
HOBE Sound Animal Protection League
Regarding Feral Cats and Trap-Neuter-Return Programs
http://www.hsapl.org/position/
UCLA
http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/awa/
University of Texas
http://www.ae.utexas.edu/cats/index.html
University of Washington
http://campuscats.org/about/history.php
University of Central Florida
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~caa/
Stanford Cats
http://catnet.stanford.edu/about.html
San Diego's Feral Cat Coalition
http://www.feralcat.com/
Feral Cats in Hawaii
http://www.hicat.org/HCF/Topics/FeralCat/feralcat/whyare.html
San Francisco SPCA
http://www.sfspca.org/feral/index.shtml
IDA News Release-Inaugural National Feral Cat Summit
http://www.idausa.org/news/currentnews/catsummit.html
Animal Welfare Federation of Connecticut, Inc.-Does Connecticut Care About Cats?
http://www.awfct.org/Connecticutcaresforcats.htm
San Francisco SPCA – Trap-Neuter-Return
http://www.sfspca.org/feral/Trap-Neuter-Return.pdf
PAWS Chicago – Help Reduce Homeless Cat Over-Population
http://www.pawschicago.org/animalwelfare/trap_neuter_return.htm
American Cat – Controversial Questions About Sterilization
http://www.americancat.net/TNR.html
No More Homeless Pets in Utah – The Feral Fix (TNR)
http://www.utahpets.org/feralfixTNR.html
The Humane Society of the United States – HSUS Position Statement on TNR
http://www.hsus.org/pets/issues_affecting_our_pets/TNR_statement.html
Auburn University – Operation Cat Nap
http://www.auburn.edu/prevet/catnap/main.html
Neighborhood Cats – National Feral Cat Summit in San Francisco
http://www.neighborhoodcats.org/
Neighborhood Cats of New York City – Working With Feral Cats
http://www.spayusa.org/media/pdfs/tnr_english.pdf
San Francisco SPCA – Feral Cat Assistance Program
http://www.sfspca.org/gifs/pdf_feralcats/feralbk.pdf
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