CEDARVILLE — People in Cedarville are making their voices heard ahead of a conference to attend to the town’s feral cat issue.
Village Mayor John Cody Jr. formerly informed News Center 7 he did not end up being mindful of the town’s cat issue up until just recently when he got “hard numbers” from 2022.
The information revealed that in 2015 there were approximately 1,000 feral cats in the location.
“It’s a sanitary problem because of property damage, disease, a lot of defecation,” he formerly informed News Center 7′s Brandon Lewis. “They cause a lot of problems in this community.”
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The town proposed 3 regulations previously in the year to manage the roaming and feral, “community”, cat population. The regulations look for to build around a program called trap, neuter, return (release) or TNR.
Additionally, among the regulations would no longer enable the feeding, watering or harboring” of animals.
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But some homeowners are hesitant about if these regulations will truly resolve the issue, and some argue the regulations “create cruel and unusual consequences”, so they appeared to make their issues heard.
“We are here tonight to get clarification on the current ordinance as it relates to feeding community cats. We want to make sure that the residents are protected and not criminalized for caring for community cats,” Jenna Mullins, a Cedarville citizen, said.
Cody said the regulations have actually been tabled so that a city center can be held to consist of more neighborhood input.
We will continue to follow this establishing story and update as brand-new info appears.
