A brand new effort is underway in Rockland to assist scale back the variety of feral cats within the county.
“I believe it is essential for the residents of Rockland to know that Rockland Green is dedicated to animal administration,” mentioned Gerald Damiani, govt director of Rockland Green.
Damiani spoke with News 12 throughout their first Trap Neuter Vaccinate Release occasion, also called TNVR, which goals to cut back the variety of feral cats in Rockland.
Animal advocates say the inhabitants development has been a problem for years.
“Finally, now that Rockland Green has taken over animal administration in Rockland they’re addressing the scenario head-on,” mentioned Nixie Gueits, with Four Legs Good, an organization that has centered on the welfare of space ferals for years.
They’re working with Rockland Green to lure these felines and managed to get about 50 from all through the county within the days main as much as this. Two cats truly gave delivery to kittens whereas of their care.
The Animal Rights Alliance, or TARA, is spaying, neutering, vaccinating and marking the felines to indicate it has been sterilized.
There will likely be three extra of those occasions this 12 months.
Rockland inexperienced can pay $70, and trappers can pay $10 to the alliance per cat.
The program might repay down the street as a result of its purpose is to have fewer cats surrendered or deserted.
“It ought to scale back the general cost of working a shelter since you will not have that abundance of animals being changed into the shelter,” mentioned Damiani.
Rockland Green’s TNVR program additionally plans to map the place these feral cat colonies are.
