Kenton County Animal Services has received grant funding to increase the capacity of the county’s community cat program.
The county is partnering with the Joanie Bernard Foundation and its Give Them Ten Movement, which will provide grant funding throughout 2024 to spay or neuter as many as 250 feral cats within Kenton County. The grant is valued at up to $10,200.
Kenton County previously partnered with the Give Them Ten Movement to launch its community cat program in 2016. The program adopts the industry’s best practice of trap-neuter-return. This means community cats are taken in, ear-tipped, sterilized and vaccinated before being returned to their outdoor environment.
“Scientific studies and communities with trap-neuter-return programs are proof this approach stabilizes and ultimately reduces the population of community cats and is a proven solution to community cat overpopulation,” said Kenton County Animal Services in a news release.
The new funding comes as Kenton County continues to seek innovative, research-based solutions to address the growth of its community cat population.
“Addressing our county’s community cat population is a top-of-mind issue for our team,” Kenton County Animal Services Director Kelsey Maccombs said. “Research shows TNR is an effective solution, and we’ve seen some success during our program’s early years, but now, it’s about building our capacity to perform the necessary surgeries. The financial support of the Joanie Bernard Foundation will allow us to throughout the current year.”
To learn more about Kenton County’s community cat program, click here.
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