The ISPCA will be raising funds to support the purchase of cat traps and the costs of neutering by ISPCA affiliated member societies and other TNR organisations. Caregivers also consent to periodic site checks by the organization.During Feral Cat Awareness Week, the ISPCA will be highlighting the welfare concerns about feral cats by providing information about a Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) campaign. Under that program, caregivers agree to adhere to colony cat care requirements, like providing adequate shelter and putting out food and fresh water on a daily schedule for only 30 minutes at a time to discourage other wildlife from gathering. Petre referenced a program in Hamilton that allows individuals to register as colony givers with the Hamilton/Burlington SCPA. More than 11,100 people have signed a petition Petre created calling for the feeding bylaw’s removal and the implementation of a community cat program. FERAL FELINES: Keeping population in check requires dedicated cat-loversįor Petre and other Windsor residents, more needs to be done.Spay/neuter vouchers available for cats in low-income households.It also aims to protect wildlife by keeping wild animals independent from humans. The feeding bylaw was created, Robertson said, to prevent nuisance to neighbours in the form of rodents and other wildlife, and to maintain property cleanliness. “The other side is we get people complaining (when shelters are on city property) that we’re not maintaining our property.

“We’ve come across shelters set up on city property and it causes a nuisance,” Robertson said.

Residents are also prohibited from setting up shelters and food and water stations on city property, Robertson said. “There’s nothing wrong with feeding the cats provided we’re in compliance with the keeping of animals bylaw.”Ī small group of protesters - including Meatball the cat - gathered outside city hall on Monday to oppose the city’s bylaw prohibiting the feeding of wild animals, particularly feral cats.

“They can’t be keeping or harbouring more than four cats on the premise at a time,” Robertson said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.

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