Politics & Government

Question Of The Day: Feral Cats

Are feral cats a problem in your area?

The recently announced a program to .

The town is working with Helping Paw, a not-for-profit organization, to humanely trap, alter, vaccinate, and return the cat to its colony. The twice-a-month spay and neuter clinics free of charge to North Hempstead residents.

There may be as many as 40 million homeless cats nationwide. They can spread rabies, a viral disease that can cause acute encephalitis or inflammation of the brain. They are not adoptable because they are not socialized.

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Are feral cats a problem in your area? Why do you think that is? Would you contact the town for its trap, neuter, return service? 


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