For more than 10-years a group of Fort Worth Texas residents made daily treks to Trinity Park to feed and care for a colony of vaccinated, neutered docile cats which lived in a makeshift camp just off Crestline Road and University. In late December the dozen or so cats turned up missing. The shelters built by volunteers were also stolen.
The cats were part of a pilot program involving multiple feral cat colonies which had been under way for years at Trinity Park in Fort Worth, and from all accounts the program was a great success –a perfect example of how Trap Neuter Return Program (TNR) should work. Coincidently the City of Fort Worth has been holding meetings to discuss proposed implementation of a privately-funded, city-wide TNR program. TNR is a proven, humane method of managing feral and community cat populations and is used in cities across the country.
The disappearance of 18 cats over a period of just a few weeks appears to be suspicious; a jogger reports a mutilated cat was found near the colony the week between Christmas and New Years. Volunteers noticed the cats were gone along with their custom made shelters and notified Animal control. Since then the plight of the cats has been on CBS, NBC-5, WFAA, KDFW and articles have been published online and in the Fort Worth Star Telegram. A memorial has been set up at the site along with posters asking for clues. While Police and the Fort Worth Animal Control investigate, volunteers want answers.
Volunteers are holding a fundraiser to gather money to be used to hire a Private Investigator. The event will be held Saturday February 4th, from 3-6 pm at Seventh Haven, 2700 West Seventh in Fort Worth Texas 76107. For more information on the event contact: www.cattailz.org
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