New York State’s legislators have been debating two pieces of draft legislation (bills) that will be a huge step in formally legitimising the trap-neuter-return (TNR) process of managing feral cat colonies (better described as community cats). This is because once passed into law the legislation provides state funding to groups who are involved in TNR programs. In other words the state is formally recognising that TNR is the best way to humanely manage community cats which are perceived as a health risk and a problem by many.
Twenty percent of the state’s Animal Population Control Program Fund with be paid to selected TNR groups.
Most major animal advocacy charities such as Alley Cat Allies and the ASPCA support these bills. Of course they do. PETA does not as they believe in killing feral cats as the most humane method. That is considered to be an extreme viewpoint.
The bills, AB 2778 and SB 1081, have been passed by the law makers of the state and they await the signature of Andrew Cuomo, the 56th and current Governor of New York for them to become law. I can’t see him not signing them off. If so, this must be hailed as great news for TNR advocates.
I hope that this is the beginning of a trend and that other states will follow. For TNR to work well it needs to be as comprehensive as possible and for that to happen it really needs state funding rather than being reliant upon the kind deeds of good individual women dotted over the state.
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Source: Legislation To Help Community Cats In New York State Awaits Cuomo Signature « CBS New York
Why would anyone bitch about a city using taxes to fund TNR when the city already uses taxes to kill hundreds of dogs and cats every single day.
The shelter/slaughterhouse system in NYC costs much more than any TNR programme would ever do.
Agreed totally. The guy who is bitching is an imbecile.
There would go one of the only valid selling-points of TNR, right out the window. That TNR will NEVER cost the taxpayer any money. But let us not count all the hours and days out of someone’s valuable time in their life that was diverted in having to deal with someone else’s unwanted cats and their diseased feces on their properties and all the destruction those TNR cats cause, that doesn’t cost anyone anything, now does it. That’s all just a “free” courtesy-feature of TNR.
TNR was on thin-ice. Now it’s going to be dead in the water. You’ve got nothing left with which to sell the concept of TNR. If that legislation passes then your claims about TNR are now 100% false, instead of only being 99% false.
Woody, I’ll publish this (just) but you are wrong again. Yes, taxpayers will be funding TNR in NY state soon I hope but the overall end result will be a saving of taxpayers’ money. It is cheaper in the long run to adopt TNR practices than to use taxpayers’ money to trap, collect and kill feral cats. In addition killing them does not work.
You did not think about that simple equation did you, you daft oaf.
Michael, so kind of you to take the time to respond to J.S. He really is being pretty civil.
He has a very good knowledge of what TNR is about and rejects it all. His right, ofcourse.
He doesn’t believe in the vacuum effect, which doesn’t necessarily relate to cats alone.
Many people know that it applies to the “Woody’s. If this one were eradicated, then more would come in to fill the void.
That’s, probably, why no one has “cleaned his clock” long ago.
Dee, is Taylor K not Woody but a Woody-like person? The vacuum effect is well known and almost universally accepted. Also taxpayers’ money is being well spent in TNR. I can’t see what he is moaning about.
TK is our Woody. I know his format well, even though he’s being as polite as he can be.
It’s impressive, really.
LOL. I agree his politeness is impressive in a bizarre way but he is still a pain-in-the-bum.
Two huge issues, TNR and declawing, really building momentum.
I love it.
Me too. NY state are doing great thanks to good and farsighted legislators.
Dee(Florida) if you are actually advocating the TNR of declawed cats, please think again.
Not a chance in the world would I advocate declawing. I should have written that the issues of TNR and anti-delawing…
Sorry for the confusion.
Jan what she means is that NY state is also debating banning declawing of domestic cats.
Thank you, Michael.
Whew! I wouldn’t want anyone to think that I was pro declawing, much less declawing TNR’d cats. That would be insane.