Post in Re: CATS

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From: David Shove <shove001@tc.umn.edu>
To: "Dann Dobson" <dann.dobson@gmail.com>,"David Shove" <shove001@tc.umn.edu>
Cc: "Nancy" <nbolin@comcast.net>,"St. Paul Issues Forum"
<stpaul-issues@forums.e-democracy.org>,
 "Dann Dobson" <DannDobson@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, Jul 3, 11:45 AM -0500
Subject: Re: [SPIF] CATS

Perhaps the same could be done with captialists.



On Wed, 2 Jul 2008, Dann Dobson wrote:

> Nancy -
>
> Animal Ark of St. Paul in conjunction with St. Paul Animal Control has a
> program for feral cats called spay and release. The theory is, if you take a
> feral cat off the streets, another one only takes its place.
>
> With spay and release, by spaying feral cats they stop reproducing and the
> feral population is reduced over time.
>
> *http://www.stpaul.gov/DocumentView.asp?DID=3445
> *
> Over the last three years, I have caught three feral cats, had them spayed
> and then released them.
>
> Here is more information on the program.
> 2008 Wildcat Wednesday Season to Launch Bigger than Ever
> http://network.bestfriends.org/minnesota/news/24420.htmlFollowing a smooth
> trap, neuter and return pilot project in the Frogtown area of Saint Paul in
> 2007, Animal Ark, Saint Paul Animal Control, and some of the other Homes For
> All Pets partners will be launching Wildcat Wednesdays on Wednesday, April
> 16, city-wide.
>
> As part of a plan to humanely reduce the numbers of feral cats breeding in
> the Twin Cities Metro area, Wildcat Wednesdays provides free spay and neuter
> services for feral felines. However, before surgery can take place,
> residents wanting to take advantage of the program must obtain traps and
> detailed trapping instructions from Saint Paul Animal Control.
> *
> *Two more stories on the spay and release program*
> http://network.bestfriends.org/minnesota/news/12708.html*
> *http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/07/18/feralcats/
>
>
> **Here is Animal Ark's Site**
> http://www.animalarkshelter.org/
>
>
> *There is also the no kill shelter Feline Rescue on Hamline  Avenue near
> University
>  *http://www.felinerescue.org/*
>
>
> Dann Dobson
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 12:32 PM, Nancy <nbolin@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Recently we've seen an increase in the feral cat population in my
> > neighborhood.  Last fall, I caught and kept one of them myself.  However,
> > they pose a danger to the neighborhood and they are themselves in danger (a
> > pack of coyotes lives across the street.)  Is there a no kill organization
> > who will collect them, and relocate them to a more secure situation?  I can
> > attempt to catch them, but don't have the resources to secure them.
> >
> >
> > Nancy Bolin
> > Homcroft West 7th , Saint Paul
> > Info about Nancy: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/3QKHxm1VKVXD31OTIzxw6e
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> Dann Dobson
> Summit Hill, Saint Paul
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