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17/10/2019

Important: Proposed new citywide TNR rules and restrictions report needs your review and comments since they will affect YOU if you do TNR in L.A!

Remember the Audubon vs City of LA court case that banned the city's promotion of TNR until City determines the impact of their actions on the environment and wildlife? After many years of bureaucratic red tape and financing issues, the City has finally generated the court-ordered report (Environmental Impact Report) that hopefully will lift the court-mandated restrictions which hurt community cats and ban the City's promotion of and financial support for TNR (e.g. spay-neuter vouchers, public awareness campaigns, etc).

Please take a look at the City of LA's Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) entitled "Citywide Cat Program":

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t04tUtvXputmCF0UovUBbeEIbRycjNKv/view?usp=sharing

The city is asking for your help in reviewing this draft pdf document (an 18-page executive summary outlining their new cat program) and providing public comments by Oct 28th.

Why is it important for anyone performing TNR to read this document? Because the new citywide cat program contains A LOT of new regulations which result in more work and greater restrictions for trappers and for those doing TNR.

Dawn's correspondence below provides a quick insight into these proposed new rules and restrictions. Remember, the new program hasn't been implemented yet, so NOW is the only time to review and provide feedback to the City about what you'll be forced to do/not do. These next two weeks give you a chance voice your suggestions for changes to make the TNR program efficient for you. If something looks too hard, time-consuming or unnecessary, let them know. If something is missing, let them know.

You can send your comments directly to the City via the email address Dawn specified below BY OCTOBER 28th, or you can send your comments to [email protected] BY OCTOBER 25TH and I will include them (and give you credit) in L.A. Feeders' formal letter containing feedback which will be delivered by October 28th.

Thanks.
Mark Mignier-Lagacé

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From:
Date: Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 8:58 PM
Subject: Cat Meeting Letters Due by 28th October, 2019
To:

Hi Everyone,
Just wanted to get this out as a reminder for you to please, please find the time to write a letter to Dr. Jan Green Rebstock and get it to her no later than the 28th October, 2019.

Attached is the DEIR Executive Summary for you to review if you did not make the public meeting on the 7th October.

Imho, some of the project definitely needs to be improved upon such as getting the 30 year program down to 15 years or under so to get many, many, many more cats fixed that what is mentioned in the attached summary and also at the meeting. Also there are boundaries that do not allow trapping so that needs to go away as do some off the rules that registered trappers are supposed to succumb to along with signing an affidavit.

These are just a couple of pointers that was discussed that need to be changed for the better or got rid off.

Please try to come up with ideas/suggestions/solutions and things that you would like to see be implemented into the program. Also if you have any outreach ideas such as how to encourage more people to get on board/many more vets needed seven days a week/out of state programs for low cat population states (adoptions/working cats) / animal abuse and cruelty to be up there with abuse and cruelty of a child/educating children and the public in general and more, please include those too.

I think it is very important that everyone writes in with their ideas because if everyone leaves it up to the next person to write, few letters would make their way to Dr. Rebstock. Then not much would happen and that would be a HUGE mistake on our part. I think this is our chance to get support / programs and outreaches in place etc. for the benefit of cats and what comes along with that; is also benefits for dogs and rabbits.

Please forward this email to those who are interested in helping cats everywhere because this is NOT just a City of Los Angeles problem, it IS a Los Angeles County problem (and also the world over).

Comments are due October 28, 2019.
Dr. Jan Green Rebstock
Environmental Management Group | Environmental Supervisor II
Bureau of Engineering | Department of Public Works
1149 S. Broadway
Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 213 485 5761

Thank you,
Dawn.

26/08/2019

I finally decided to sell my last remaining high-quality wooden drop trap. Used only a few times, it’s in excellent condition—looks like new. Comes with transfer door, trap propping tool, weight flap, and 150 feet of string. Approximate size: 3ft x 3ft x 1ft.

Asking $75 for it and will provide instructions for using it upon pickup. I paid double that amount new. Great for TNR, especially trap-savvy cats who won’t enter regular trip-plate traps. also good for catching multiple cats at once such as mom and kittens.

It’s available for pickup in Hollywood — conveniently located right off the Sunset Blvd exit of the 101 fwy.

If interested please email [email protected].

I’m posting on this LA Feeders list first before posting on LA Trappers.

09/07/2019

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Good News!

Still waiting more details, but we will finally be getting some food — one pallet of Avoderm wet cat food. Don’t know the details like total number of cases, flavor, etc but we plan on distributing it this Sunday evening in the Home Depot parking lot in Hollywood (near Sunset and Western).

The suggested donation will be approximately $5 per case ($0.21/can), with the ability for each feeder to get between 2-4 cases each. Chewy.com sells one case of AvoDerm containing twenty-four 5.5oz cans for $34 ($1.42/can) so this is a huge savings.

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18/06/2019

Thanks for your inputs on TNR. Here are the total numbers for our group:

LA Feeders TNR Totals:
2014 = 704

2015 = 681

2016 = 532

2017 = 510

2018 = 476

Grand Total = 2903

15/07/2018

Coyote-proof Cathouse for sale — must see!
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FOR SALE: Large, well-built, coyote-proof cathouse for sale. $199. Sleeps up to 10 cats. You’ll love this cat house. No more worrying that your kitties don’t have a safe place to hide.

Dimensions: approx 4’w x 3’d x 4’h with roof. However, removable roof makes it lighter and easier to transport.

One of a kind, handmade. Very sturdy, made of wood, removable roof, large front door for cleaning. Inside: 3 floors. Outside: watertight roof, walls painted in pastel colors. Cats enter through a small hole in the bottom. Looks awesome in the yard.

Photo available at
https://bit.ly/2L78Yel

For pickup in Sunland directly off the 210 Sunland exit. If interested please email Mark at [email protected]