A number of animal activists have contacted state officials in an effort to head off a potential reclassification of feral cats, which could end the growing number of programs that trap, neuter and return them back into neighborhoods or the wild, and allow them to be hunted.
This is TERRIBLE!
You can contact New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife by mail to let them know you object to feral cats being reclassified as an exotic or dangerous animal.
N.J. Division of Fish and Wildlife
P.O. Box 400
Trenton, NJ 08625-0400
or click here to go to their website.
Council member Leonard Wolgast was the sponsor of the resolution and has brought the issue of feral cats up at several council meetings. Some animal activists have questioned whether he should be allowed to participate in such discussions at all because he is listed as owner of the East Brunswick property where Blumig Kennel, which they say is owned and operated by his wife's family, is located. That kennel contracts with several communities in Central Jersey to pick up and euthanize cats.
The man behind this awful legislation benefits from killing cats.
Thankfully TNR has a lot of supporters
TNR programs, bolstered by the 2004 report of the New Jersey Animal Welfare Task Force, have a lot of support.
The state Department of Health and Senior Services has jurisdiction over animal control issues, including stray cats. It has not taken a position on TNR but does talk about managed cat colonies as one solution.
The Sheriffs' Association of New Jersey discussed the issue this week and plans to join the animal activists in opposing any reclassification of cats that would allow them to be hunted and is asking Wolgast to recuse himself from the issue.
The groups say the Fish and Game Council should back off and not try to fix what isn't broken."We've seen TNR reduce feral cat numbers and reduce the numbers of complaints,'' Lerner said. "This is really inappropriate for the council.''
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