Very politely urge the mayor and council members to support trap neuter return as a humane solution to overpopulation of feral cats and to
save animal control costs.
Project TNR is a comprehensive program that will result in
lower animal control costs, fewer to no births, reduction of nuisance complaints by residents and alleviation of public health concerns.
Moreover, there are conflicting reports on the impact of mandatory ordinances, specifically reports regarding euthanasia rates and
animal control costs achieved in communities that have enacted mandatory spay / neuter.
They worked to educate the township officials at numerous meetings about TNR, how the program would humanely reduce the population of feral cats and save the
township animal control costs.
According to Peter Marsh, on average, each intact dog cared for
by animal control costs taxpayers about $ 35 in animal - control expenses, compared to about $ 12 for a sterilized dog.
And the cost to the cities in enforcing Breed Specific Ordinances can get very expensive, as New London (Ontario) found out with their pit bull ban sucking up 25 % of their
overall animal control costs.
TNVR stabilizes the population (fewer to no births), results in
lower animal control costs, taxpayer dollars, reduces nuisance complaints by residents, address neighbors» concerns, alleviates public health concerns, improves the cats» lives, saves and helps the entire community reach a solution that benefits everyone.
Some cities flout the law altogether, making the process of reducing the number of homeless pets virtually impossible while ensuring that
animal control costs will steadily rise.
For these populations of animals - not yet privately owned as pets, and of unclear background - spay / neuter is an important tool to ensure that genetic and medical problems are not unwittingly passed on to offspring, which may then contribute to pet overpopulation, shelter intake and
animal control costs.