Compassion often eludes feral cats; groups out to save them -
USA Today
Feral cats — nearly invisible and often reviled — have prowled into the
spotlight. The free-roamers with an aversion to humans have grabbed headlines
this spring because of a bounty on their heads in Iowa, a threatened roundup and
disposal in Fairfax County, Va., and other elimination plans across the country.
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CITY RENEGES ON CAT RESOLUTION…KEY RESCUE
COALITION MEMBERS CALL IT QUITS.
Press Release -
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Feline Friendz, Raccoon Valley Animal Sanctuary & Rescue and other key
participating volunteer agencies have withdrawn their volunteers and support
from the Randolph Cat Rescue project, thereby effectively ceasing all
established Trap Neuter and Return, (TNR), activity in Randolph, Iowa.
Citing numerous examples of how City Officials chose to disregard their own
Resolution signed March 20th regarding free roaming feral and stray cats in
Randolph, rescue coalition members also alluded to specific malicious and
vindictive actions perpetrated by Randolph City Officials against resident pet
owners and members of the Randolph Cat Rescue Coalition.
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Randolph, The Little Town That Could - May 7, 2008 : 6:01 PM -
Best Friends
This week in Randolph, Best Friends staffers Shelly Kotter, manager of the Best
Friends Feral Cat Program and Anna Gonce, associate director of Community
Programs and Services are making sure Phase II goes smoothly. They are meeting
the owners of the relocation farms and opening up the dialogue with the local
farmers about what the feral cats mean to them and what long term care will look
like.
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Town and two rescue groups
fight like dogs and cats - pan>
Omaha World -Herald
Thursday's meeting devolved into a shouting match as both sides argued that the
other had breached the agreement, in which the animal rescue groups agreed to
help the town trap, neuter and release the cats.
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Cat Controversy Continues in Randolph, Iowa -
KTPM
News
RANDOLPH, Iowa (KPTM) - A coalition of animal rescue groups, trying to save the
cats in Randolph, Iowa, called it quits. Feline Friendz, Raccoon Valley Animal
Sanctuary and Rescue and several other volunteer agencies say they won't trap,
neuter and return the cats there anymore. -
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TNR in Randolph - Update from
Raccoon
Valley
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CAUGHT, EVEN MORE LIVES SAVED WITH FIRST TNR WEEKEND
IN RANDOLPH, IOWA
The first week of the Randolph
Rescue Project was completed and Rescue Leaders, volunteers and the kitties are
returning to Randolph, Iowa to live out their little lives, safely.
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America About to Be Overrun by Feral Cats - Fox News
U.S. streets could soon be overrun with cats if communities fail to get a handle
on growing feline populations, a veterinary medicine researcher says.
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How many pets can we have in Randolph?
I received the following video article
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about some cats not being return to the owners because the City Code doesn’t allow
anyone to have more than three pets. I looked through the City code and only found
a reference to the number of dogs a person could have and nothing about pets or
cats.
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TNR in Randolph - Update from
Feline Friendz
Surgeries Are Done
Hearts United reports that the surgeries are done. At this time the cats are resting comfortably and will be returned to Randolph tomorrow for release or relocation depending on where they were captured. Some of the cats are being relocated to a local hog farm. Full Story
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