Press Release

 

ASPCA and Humane Society University to Host Tampa Workshop on Trap-Neuter-Release Program for Feral Cats

 

November 19, 2007

ASPCA Media Contact

NEW YORK, November 19, 2007—

WHO/WHAT:
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) and Humane Society University are hosting a workshop to educate Tampa community leaders about the implementation of a Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) program for feral cats. Titled “Implementing a Communitywide Trap-Neuter-Release Program for Feral Cats,” the two-day workshop is open to the public and geared toward members of feral cat organizations, veterinarians, animal shelters and rescue groups, municipal officials, public health department officials, and wildlife advocates.

The seminar will include presentations on such topics as TNR from a policy perspective, building a community TNR program, organizing a grassroots TNR movement, and persuading municipal officials to adopt TNR.

WHEN:
The workshop will take place on Friday, January 18, from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and Saturday, January 19, from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

WHERE:
Both sessions will be held in The Bayshore Room at the Atrium on the Bay Shore at 2413 Bayshore Blvd., Tampa, Fla, 33629.

HOW:
To register, please visit www.humanesociety.org/university or contact Frances Gaeta at (301) 548-7731 or fgaeta@humanesociety.org. Registration fees are $20 for two days, and $15 for one day. Admission includes lunch, copies of the manual, Implementing a Communitywide Trap-Neuter-Release Program, and The Neighborhood Cats TNR Handbook: A Guide to Trap-Neuter-Return for the Feral Cat Caretaker, as well as a gift bag and a free spay/neuter certificate courtesy of the Humane Society of Tampa Bay.

WHY:
Through its participation in ASPCA® Mission: Orange™, Hillsborough County has pledged to increase its “save rate” for homeless pets by 50 percent by the year 2010. In collaboration with four groups—Hillsborough County Animal Services, the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, No More Homeless Pets-Hillsborough County and the Animal Coalition of Tampa—the ASPCA looks forward to helping the county achieve its goal. ASPCA Mission: Orange aims to create a country of humane communities, one community at a time, where animals receive the compassion and respect due to them as sentient beings, and where there is no more unnecessary euthanasia of adoptable animals simply because of a lack of resources or awareness.

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Founded in 1866, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) is the first humane organization established in the Americas and serves as the nation’s leading voice for animal welfare. One million supporters strong, the ASPCA’s mission is to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States. As a 501 [c] [3] not-for-profit corporation, the ASPCA is a national leader in the areas of anti-cruelty, community outreach and animal health services. The ASPCA, which is headquartered in New York City, offers a wide range of programs, including a mobile clinic outreach initiative, its own humane law enforcement team, and a groundbreaking veterinary forensics team and mobile animal CSI unit. For more information, please visit www.aspca.org.

 

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