Proposed Bill SB1390 Allows Animal Shelters to Participate in TNR of Community Cats
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State Senate Bill SB1390 will be coming up for vote in the Virginia legislature, giving everyone, including public animal shelters, the legal permission to engage in Trap-Neuter/Spay-Return (TNR) programs for community cats. Community cats are cats who have missed the window of socialization to live with humans and would not thrive in indoor homes, but co-exist safely outdoors, often with other cats.
TNR programs help prevent the overpopulation of community cats in a humane and low-stress way, while also reducing the dangers associated with mating and birthing for those cats. Currently, the AWLA is not legally allowed to offer a TNR program as a resource to our community. If you’d like to support SB1390 to allow the AWLA and other shelters and rescue organizations to legally participate in TNR efforts to help improve the lives of outdoor cats across the state, please consider signing THIS PETITION or reaching out to your state representatives. You can find out who your representatives are HERE.
