The Hamilton Animal Control will no longer pick up Strays

[Karen]

If I could be there with you to be another loud voice in opposition, I would be in a heartbeat.

Why not institute a TNR program, and education program with inexpensive spaying and neutering?

[cassiesmom]

If I could be there with you to be another loud voice in opposition, I would be in a heartbeat.

Would a letter help?

[catmandu]

I will have to look up the address and post it where Pet Talkers can address thier concerns,
I have no illusions that I can change anything , at these discussions you get upand are given a minute to speak but not debate the issue at hand.
Then they do want they want anyways.
I hope the some of you recieved that letter on the by law changes that I sent out.
Its sad that in cutting costs the Poor Strays are going to be scape goats.

[Laura's Babies]

That is outrageous! #%&%# Let those who care enough to help them do what they can and leave them ALONE! Why not make stricter laws for owning a pet? Laws to MAKE them be s/n or be fined? It is people who do not s/n that are causing the problem.... If your neighbor has a cat that has kittens, set up a hot line for the people around them to call and turn them in. SOCK the fines on them...

So what happens now? They start multiplying like crazy and they are into everything looking for food because nobody is feeding them and they are starving? Neighborhoods get over run with strays so the people who live there are allowed to treat them with cruelty.. Open season on strays?

I see this creating a lot larger problem than how it is done now..

[catmandu]

The email address is [email protected].
They generally give you a minute to speak so I will have to choose my words carefully.

But if I had not fed Scrappy 2 she would have starved or been taken by disease.
The Only way you are going to control the number of strays is by TNRing them , otherwise as Laura said you get an overflow of desperate hungry Cats!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

our town will only take stray dogs in. If they don't find a home for them in two weeks, they kill them. They won't even take cats. There has been talk lately of having the police shoot them on sight!

When they miss and hit a child maybe they will know how stupid an idea that is.

[catmandu]

I got up and spoke for my minute and tried to explain that ignoring the Pet Over Poulation was not going to help the situation, that these Animals have strong urges as we do to survive!!!
But most of the people there only care that these #$^&*(( Strays are getting into thier garbage bins, there didnt seem to be compassion for the Poor Lost Souls.
Its going to be tough for these Little Faces , and I will not let them go hungry.
I will see My Friends at the Animal Welfare Association for ideas!!!