Effective animal population control programs exist: The number of pets received into county animal shelters and euthanized in CA each year has significantly declined over the past 20 years.
Not exact matches
An integral part of an
effective animal control policy is
controlling the unwanted pet
population.
«This program has given me the knowledge to improve the lives of
animals through
effective population management and disease
control,» Dr. Black said.
But county commissioners decided Tuesday to scale back those services significantly - not because they weren't
effective in
controlling the pet
population or keeping
animals healthy, but because private veterinarians said the low - cost clinic was taking business away from them.
On target: a focused approach to TNR yields more
effective population control Animal Sheltering magazine, September / October 2016
As technology and research continues to progress, we are committed to providing the best means of humane
animal population control available and look forward to the day when non surgical sterilization is safe and
effective.
Recognition of the human -
animal bond that exists between caretakers and the feral cats they feed may facilitate the development of
effective control programs for feral cat
populations.
Fact: Eradication has never been an
effective way to
control any
animal population.
First, I can not support diverting [the State's
Animal Population
Control Program Fund] funds from existing programs that have already proven
effective for humanely
controlling feral cat
populations.
A TNR program in Maricopa County, Arizona, called the «Maddie's Pet Rescue Project» was so successful the County Board of Supervisors issued a resolution stating: «Maricopa County Board of Supervisors does hereby endorse non - lethal trap - neuter - return, when accompanied by ongoing feral cat management, as the most
effective, humane method of
controlling feral cat
populations in Maricopa County and in so doing better provides for the welfare of these
animals while better serving our communities» public health and safety concerns.»
In nations without well - established
animal care and
control policies, such as Ukraine, Greece, Egypt and Romania, stray
animals are eliminated by any means possible and barbaric methods including beating, poisoning and hanging are oftentimes used, and are even encouraged, as
effective ways to cull stray
populations of cats and dogs.
Revisions made last year to the New York City Code required the health department within 6 months of the law's
effective date of January 1, 2011 «to establish and implement an
animal population control program to reduce the
population of unwanted stray dogs and cats».
The ASPCA encourages cat advocates,
animal shelters and rescues, local government officials and the public to work together, and believes that lawful TNRM, RTF, and, as a last resort, community cat relocation programs, are humane and
effective approaches for managing and
controlling community cat
populations.
Spay (female) and Neuter (male) of dogs and cats is a necessary requirement for both the
effective control of the unwanted
animal population as well providing benefits to
animal health.