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City of Albuquerque Being Sued for Trap-Neuter-Release Program

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The lawsuit alleges that the City of Albuquerque partnered with animal advocate groups to implement a Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR) program in which stray or feral cats are trapped, sterilized, vaccinated, and then abandoned at the location at which they were trapped.

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Feral Cats in American Cities

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…a City Council committee voted 5-0 to recommend a new law that in essence licenses the care and feeding of free-roaming cats as part of a larger effort to reduce their numbers. Since TNR requires scheduled feeding to be successful, it is impossible to carry out with a feeding ban in place. What would success look like?

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On Dominance and Animal Birth Control

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Meanwhile, I would love to be able to have some kind of law against human beings producing/reproducing more than one person per person. And when the option is rounding them up and killing them, TNR looks like an especially attractive option. And this is one of them. But who cares about me? What do you all t hink?