Feral Cats in the Borderland

services have some of you reaching out to abc-seven. david hanson writes … “animal control has stopped picking up trapped feral cats in el paso. everyone knows there are thousands of cats roaming el paso, defecating wherever… ” david goe on to tell us: “as a tax payer, i’m curious as to why this small service has been stopped. without the aid of citizens, the cat population will explode.” abc-seven’s evan folan followed up on david’s concerns. he is live with this abc-seven listens. the plan has been in the works for a while… but some changes mean homeowners who want to get rid of feral cats … will have to do all of the work. animal services is no longer giving away free cat traps… and it’s no longer picking up a cat once you’ve trapped it! “during the day as many cat that i see around the area is at least 5” and those cats are causing trouble… “there are a number of problems, one of them being property damage” before the new progra began – luis could call animal services to pick up the feral cats. since april that’s no longer the case… “you have to brin the cat personally you know physically to the location that is need” putting mor responsibility on the residents… which is causing concerns. “deal with a bunch of cats – so for me to be going every other day day in and day out it is kind of a hassle” “would you put feral cat that might possible make a mess in your car” animal services – wants to clarify some confusion … “people aren’t on their own – if you are calling because of cat problems in your back yard because of your neighbor – we are going to have staff help with that” the help will come from their local partner -. “sun city cats will canvas a neighbor and really find out where the problem is stemming from and work with those neighbors to work together” changing how things worked before april… “it is a different approach – our old approach was catch and kill and that is something we want to move away from ” now they trap- neuter and release the feral cats back into your neighborhood.. “that will reduce the number of cats in the public that are breeding and continue to cause problems with the over population problem” animal services will be giving an update animal services will be giving an update to the program during city council on tuesday – we will be sure to update you with the very latest. if you’ve ever