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Town has pilot program to neuter feral cats The Oyster Bay Town Board has approved a pilot Trap, Neuter and Return (TNR) program that will encompass the entire unincorporated Town, as well as the villages of Bayville, Farmingdale, Massapequa Park and Sea Cliff. "Like many other communities across the nation, the Town of Oyster Bay is faced with an ever-growing population of feral cats," said Town Councilwoman Beth Faughnan. "Current populations are estimated to be in the thousands. With Nassau County being declared a rabies county, these cats pose not only a nuisance, but a public health risk." One of the most effective and humane ways of dealing with this issue is to implement a TNR program said town officials Under the Town's program feral cats will be trapped and brought to a veterinarian, who will examine, spay or neuter, and inoculate them. Following recovery from surgery, the feral cats will be returned to their colonies to live out their lives. Over time, the colonies will dwindle due to a lack of new kittens to keep them going. The Town has accepted proposals from Last Hope, Inc., All About Spay Neuter, Inc. and Joseph F. Rachiele to carry out the pilot TNR program. To kick off the program, Dr. Laura Gay Senk of Farmingdale has volunteered her services to conduct a spay-neuter clinic on April 12 for cats that have been trapped by these organizations.
For more information call the Animal Shelter at 677-5784.
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