Garden Grove Approves $70,000 Cat Trapping Program Renewal
Garden Grove city council approved a $70,000 contract Feb. 24 that will allow residents to trap feral cats, have them spay or neutered, and return them to the place of capture.
Its agreement with the Stray Cat Alliance’s Return to Field (RTF) program, began in 2018 to address the city’s stray cat problem. It seeks to limit the cats’ reproductive cycles.
As well as being fixed, captured cats are given a rabies vaccination and medical exam to ensure they are healthy before being returned to the wild.
The funds were approved as Garden Grove reported an increase in the number of free-roaming felines wandering the city.
‘Kitten Tsunami’ Could Be Headed for Northern Orange County, Warns Advocate
Garden Grove has a cat problem, and it could cost taxpayers $70,000 this year.
The city reported a nearly threefold increase in the number of feral cats captured last year, prompting a call for more resources to contain the free-roaming felines.
“Each year, the number of kittens that are born in feral colonies has been increasing,” Alexandra Caswell, executive director at the Golden State Humane Society, told The Epoch Times.
“And that has to do with weather. [It] has been warmer every year, so the number of kittens being born has gone up.”
Struggling animal shelters receive help from national Feed the Hungry campaign
Struggling animal shelters receive help from national ‘Feed the Hungry’ campaign
LOS ANGELES - As the COVID-19 pandemic approaches the one-year mark, many local animal shelters are facing unprecedented budget cuts and financial strain. These shelters are facing incredible financial stress. They haven’t been able to have fundraisers or reach out through community events because we’ve been in lockdown. And actually, we’re seeing the number of animals go up, said Robin Ganzert, President and CEO of American Humane.
The national non-profit launched an emergency Feed the Hungry fund to support shelters and homeless pets in desperate need due to COVID-19. The campaign has helped feed over 650,000 hungry animals in 35 states including local animals at Home Dog LA and the Stray Cat Alliance.
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LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ The William, Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation ( the Foundation ), the charity founded by retired asset manager Bill Gross and his son and daughter, announced today that it donated a total of $17 million to 51 non-profits in 2020, including $2.4 million targeted toward Covid-19 relief efforts in Southern California and around the world.
During a year when the need was greater than ever, the Foundation donated to organizations providing for both food as well as medical aid related to the devastating effects of Covid-19. The Foundation s largest donation of $3.5 million went to Doctors Without Borders, which is responding to Covid-19 in more than 70 countries by caring for patients, offering health education and mental health support, providing training for vital infection control measures in health facilities, and supporting response efforts by local authorities.