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Hello Commissioners and other elected representatives of the City of Ocoee
My name is Kara Viademonte. I am a resident of the city of Ocoee and a proud one at that.
When I first moved here I noticed something I hadn't seen before when diving in other areas of
Florida: cats. In my yard, in my neighborhood, dead on the side of the road - cats. I'm sure
you've noticed them as well. They run rampant in Ocoee Hills. They are well cared for in our
very own downtown area; you can go to DG Donuts and pet a cat then walk to Tollroad and get
a beer and pet another one.
Being an animal lover, I reached out to Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando for resources when l
noticed this problem. It was there that I found out about TNVR (Trap -Neuter -Vaccinate -Return).
This traps community cats, neuters them to prevent population spread, vaccinates to help
prevent the spread of deadly diseases like rabies, and returns them to the communities that love
them. This solution to the problem of cats is well researched. An 11 year study by the University
of Florida found a 66% reduction in population and no new kittens born after the first 4 years. It's
the only solution that has been proven to work to reduce cat populations, save tax payer money,
and address neighbors concerns.
Our neighbors in Winter Garden have seen the benefits of TNR and have partnered with Pet
Alliance to bring their cat problem under control with a $50k grant. Orange county was offering
all residents two cats per year until recently. Unfortunately, we have nothing like these
partnerships or programs in Ocoee. As such, volunteers like myself have been doing this on our
own dimes. In the Ocoee hills area alone l have TNR'd over 50 cats. And Land other trappers
have a waiting list of other homeowners right here in Ocoee asking for help. And we are trying
to help our neighbors and improve our community but we need your help and the cities help. I
am here to beseech you to allow a modest budget of $40k in partnership with a nonprofit like
PAGO or a nearby business such as Central Florida Community Pet Clinic, at the discretion of
the city, to help us get this under control and improve the lives of Ocoee residents and pets.
Thank you
Kara Viademonte
1794 Carolina Wren Drive
Please see attached documents for supporting facts about TNR.
Fact Sheet:
WHY TRAP -NEUTER -RETURN FOR FERAL CATS? THE CASE FOR TNR, page 2 of 5
Leaders of major humane programs all over America agree that
cats live healthier, more peaceful lives after TNR. "It helps to
stabilize the number of cats in the community," says Bonney
Brown, executive director of the Nevada Humane Society in
Reno, Nevada. "It keeps the cats healthy. They really have
great lives out there doing their feral cat thing,"
• Trap -Neuter -Return relieves cats of the constant stresses
of mating and pregnancy.
"The obvious benefit of Trap -Neuter -Return to the cats
is that the females don't go through cycles of producing
more and more kittens, 'Their health is actually improved,"
says Rich Avanzino, longtime director of the San Francisco
SPCA and current president of Maddie's Fund. Spaying
and neutering also virtually eliminates the chance of cats
developing mammary or testicular tumors.
• Mating behaviors cease, like roaming, yowling,
spraying, and fighting.
In a 2002 study conducted by prominent researcher Julie
Levy, DVM, caregivers reported that cats tended to roam
less after neutering, which is beneficial for their safety and
reduces conflict with neighbors.'
With decreased competition for mating, the cats are also
less likely to suffer injuries. A study of a feral cat colony
in London conducted by leading cat biologists and TNR
pioneers Dr. Jenny Remfty and Peter Neville found
that cats were more affectionate towards each other after
neutering, spending more time in groups and fighting less.
- Cats' physical health improves.
Studies have found that neutering improves feral cats' coat
condition and helps them gain weight.' "...[R]esearch at
the University of Florida shows that they gain weight and
stray less after they've been neutered, so that's a benefit to
their welfare, as well," says Dr. Levy.
® Cats are vaccinated against rabies.
"The process of Trap -Neuter -Return has an immense
benefit for the cats that are involved in these programs,"
explains Dr. Levy. "'Ibey're vaccinated, so they're less
susceptible to infectious diseases." Although feral cats are
healthy, vaccinations given during TNR protect them even
further and help put community members at ease.
a Cats live long, healthy lives.
At the conclusion of the 11 -year study of the impact of
TNR on feral cat colonies at the University of Florida, 83%
of the cats in managed TNR colonies had been residing
in those colonies for more than six years —indicating a
lifespan comparable to the 7. 1 -year lifespan of pet cats.'
Learn more about feral cat health at www.afleycat.org/
FeralCatHealth.
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"I think there are several amazing benefits for communities that
arise after they embrace Trap -Neuter -Return," says Dr. Levy.
"One of the most substantial ones is a resolution of the conflict
that... [can] surround cats in neighborhoods. Once residents
understand that something is being done to control the cat
population, they usually embrace having a Trap -Neuter -Return
program there."
® The population stabilizes —no new Mittens!
Once TNR is in place, the cats will no longer reproduce.
The population will stabilize and eventually decline.
® Cats become better neighbors.
Studies confirm that once TNR stops reproduction, and
therefore mating behaviors, the cats' relationship with
residents improves. Colonies become quieter as behaviors
like yowling or fighting stop, calls to authorities about
the cats decrease significantly, and community morale
improves. 7,8
• Trap -Neuter -Return creates opportunities for outreach,
education, and cooperation.
Trap -Neuter -Return does more than just produce
immediate results and boost the cats' public image. As
Alley Cat Allies has found in its 20 years of experience
through such on -the -ground programs as DC Cat in
Washington, DC, and the Meadows of Chantilly in
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Fact Sheet:
WHY TRAP -NEUTER -RETURN FOR FERAL CATS? THE CASE FOR TNR, page 4 of 5
0 Americans want humane solutions —they want TNR.
More than 80% of Americans believe it is more humane
to leave a cat outside than to have her caught and killed,
according to a 2007 study conducted by Harris Interactive
for Alley Cat Allies, Unfortunately, many people don't
realize that this is exactly what happens to feral cats —
they are caught and killed. Trap -Neuter -Return reflects
Americans' humane ethic that cats deserve to live out their
lives in their outdoor homes.
Though Trap -Neuter -Return is practiced all around the
country in hundreds of forward -thinking communities,
catch and kill for feral cats is still the status quo in many
cities. As the paradigm shifts to the lifesaving Trap -Neuter -
Return approach, America's humane ethic is finally being
reflected in animal control policies.
In 1993, San Francisco became one of the first American
cities to embrace TNR. "Money, instead of being spent
on killing, [i]s now being used to protect the animals,
to basically support the colony caregivers and to provide
the surgeries so that we ldotAl see the wasted dollars, the
waste of life, and the extra burden put on the cat -colony
caregivers," says Avanzino. "It was a tragedy that needed to
end, and Trap -Neuter -Return stopped it."
Attempts to remove cats from an area always fail because
of a natural and scientifically -documented phenomenon
known as the vacuum effect. In basic terms, whenever cats
are removed, new cats move in, or the surviving cats left
behind, breed to capacity. Learn more at www.allcycatorg/
VacuumEffectScience.
As a result of the vacuum effect, other approaches to feral cats are
not only cruel and pointless, they are also completely ineffective
at stabilizing the cat population. These methods include:
Catch and Kill
The traditional and continued approach of animal control,
this futile method has been used for decades to no avail.
As the Humane Society of the Ochocos in Oregon, puts it:
"... Me know now, that more than 30 years of trapping
and killing cats has done nothing to reduce the feral cat
population." " A former president of the National Animal
Control Association echoes this sentiment recognizing
the ineffectiveness of catch and kill and the prevalence of
the vacuum effect: "What we're saying is the old standard
isn't good enough anymore. As we've seen before, there's
no department that I'm aware of that has enough money
in their budget to simply practice the old capture and
euthanize policy; nature just keeps having more kittens."
Adoption
Some cats who have lived outside their entire life befriend
their caregivers and make a slow steady transition to living
indoors. This is not representative of the millions of cats
who are not going to make the transition to living with
people in homes. And, it is a time-consuming project
with a very low rate of success. To suggest that A feral
cats can go into homes lacks the big picture of the true
behavior of cats who thrive and live their lives with their
colony members. It Aso ignores the very real evidence that
spending time doingTrap-Neuter-Return and fostering
truly social cats will help a much greater number of cats.
Learn more at www.alleycat.org/TNRiiotTNA.
Relocation
While it sometimes seems like an attractive option,
relocation is also ineffective for the same reasons: it puts
the vacuum effect into motion. And, it endangers cats'
lives and causes them undue stress and suffering. Instead of
trying to uproot cats from their home, the education and
community relations aspect of TNR addresses concerns
within the community to reach a harmonious solution.
Learn more at www.allcycat.org/Relocation,
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U.S. Public Opon on
Treatment of Stray Cats
Karyen Chu, Ph.D., and Wendy M. Anderson, J.D.1
Humane
An overwhelming majority of Americans believe that leaving a stray cat outside to live
out his life is more humane than having him caught and put down, according to a
nationally representative survey conducted for Alley Cat Allies by, Harris Interactive in
April and May 2007, These results reveal a significant disparity between the public's
humane ethic and the operating policy of most U.S. animal pounds and shelters.2 The
current animal control policy is that it is more humane to kill a stray cat now than
let him live out his life outdoors; however, this policy rests on untenable bases. While
those bases will be discussed in detail below, what is most salient to note is that the so-
called hurnane ethic of the animal control and sheltering system ends more cats' lives
than does any other documented cause of death.'
The Alley Cat Allies survey yielded responses from a nationally representative sample of 1,205
adults.' Among the questions asked were two that explored the general public's views on
which would be more humane: leaving a stray cat to live outside or having the stray cat caught
and put down.
The first question asked was:
IfYou saw a stiq cat in your community and could onl)i choose between two courses of
action —leaving the cat where it is outside or having the cat caught and then put down —
which would you consider to he the Tore humane option for the cat? 5
The responses, detailed below, reveal that an overwhelming majority of Americans-8 I
believe that leaving a stray cat outside to live out his life is more humane than having the cat
caught and killed.
Respondents were then asked a follow-up question to find out whether their views would change
if they knew that the cat would die in two years from being hit by a car. Respondents were
specifically asked:
IfYou knew that the sunny catyou saw would die in two years because it would be hit by a
can which would you consider to be the most hmnane option today?
U.S. Public Opinion or) Humane Treatment of Stray Cats 1
odds with the anecdotes that "prove"
stray cats live harsh lives. For example, a
2006 study found that of 103,643 stray
and feral cats examined in spay/neuter
clinics in six states from 1993 to 2004,
less than I% of those cats was cuthanized
due to debilitating conditions, trauma,
or infectious diseases."' A smaller study
conducted in 2002 examined the body
weight, body condition score, and
falciform fat pads of 105 mature male cats
brought to a spay/neuter clinic in Alachua
County, Florida, The study revealed that
"[o]verall, the cats in this study were lean
but not emaciated prior to neutering.""
A study examining the infectious disease
rates of feral cats in Northern Florida
found that "feral cats assessed in this study
had similar or lower prevalence rates of
infections than those published for pet
cats in the United States.""
While the anecdotal evidence of stray cats'
harsh lives offered by the animal control
and sheltering system is true in certain
individual cases, single anecdotes should
not be extrapolated to a policy of killing all
stray cats. 'Ibis is especially true in light of
the finding that most Americans believe it is
more humane to leave a stray cat where he
is rather than catch him and put him down,
even assuming the cat will later suffer a
traumatic death.
An 8,000-to-10,000-Year-Old
Species Cannot Be Redefined
as "Indoors Only"
The animal control and sheltering system
erroneously paints cats as a species that
belongs only indoors and in human
households; it then cites the lack of such
US. Pnblic Opinion on Humane Treatment of Stray Cats 3
About the Survey
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Harris Interactive conducted the study by
telephone within the contiguous United
States between April 24 and May 14, 2007,
among 1,205 adults. The sample included an
oversarriple of 202 women ages 40 or older
because this is an important constituency
for Alley Cat Allies. Figures for age, sex,
race, education, household income, number
of adults in the household, and region
were weighted for the entire sample where
necessary to bring them into line with their
actual proportions in the population. As such;
all data included in this report reflect the
weighted percentages.
All surveys are subject to several sources of
error. These include: sampling error (because
only a sample of a population is interviewed),
measurement error due to question wording
and/or question order, deliberately or
unintentionally inaccurate responses,
nonresponse (including refusals), interviewer
effects (when live interviewers are used —as in
this survey), and weighting.
With one exception (sampling error) the
magnitude of the errors that result cannot
be estimated. 'Iliere is, therefore, no way to
calculate a finite "margin of error" for any
survey, and the use of this phrase should
be avoided.
For this survey with pure probability samples,
with 100% response rates, it is possible to
calculate the probability that the sampling
error (but not other sources of error) is not
greater than some number. With a pure
probability sample of 1,205 adults, one
could say there is a 95% probability that the
overall results have a sampling
error of +/— three percentage points.
However, that does not take other sources
of error into account.
About Harris InteractiveO
Hari -is Interactive is the 12' largest and
fastest -growing market research firm in the
world. The company provides research -driven
insights and strategic advice to help its clients
make more confident decisions that lead to
measurable and enduring improvements in
performance. Harris Interactive is widely
known for The Harris Poll', one of the
longest -running independent opinion polls,
and for pioneering online market research
methods. Tie company has built what it
believes to be the world's largest panel of
survey respondents, the Harris Poll Online.
Harris Interactive serves clients worldwide
through its United States, Europe, and
Asia offices; its wholly -owned subsidiary
Novatris in France; and a global network
of independent market research firms. The
service bureau, HISB, provides its market
research industry clients with mixed -mode
data collection and panel development
services, as well as syndicated and tracking
research consultation. More information
about Harris Interactive may be obtained at
wwxv.harrisinteractive.com.
U.S. Public Opinion ori Humane Treatment of Stray Cats 5
7920 Norfolk Avenue, Suite 600
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