KANAB, Utah - Pompano Beach is poised to be the latest community in Florida to join the growing national trend of humanely controlling populations of free-roaming cats.
The cats would be trapped, spayed or neutered, vaccinated and returned to their habitat to live out their lives without breeding. Peter J. Wolf, Best Friends' cat initiatives analyst said: "Florida has a rich history of proud leadership in the humane management of community cats.
At the University of Florida, for example, Dr. Between and more than 18, sterilization surgeries have been performed; shelter deaths of community cats dropped from more than 2, in fiscal year to less than in fiscal year and in the numbers are trending to be even lower. National surveys have shown that the public is opposed to the use of lethal control methods for managing shelter populations, and the lethal roundup of community cats. TNR offers an effective, humane alternative. And by sterilizing and vaccinating community cats, TNR programs are one of the most effective ways to promote and protect public health.
The society's leading initiatives in animal care and community programs are coordinated from its Kanab, Utah headquarters, the country's largest no-kill sanctuary. This work is made possible by the personal and financial support of a grassroots network of supporters and community partners across the nation. Founded in , Best Friends is a pioneer in the no-kill movement and has helped reduce the number of animals killed in shelters from an estimated 17 million per year to , last year.
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