The Kendall County Board Committee of the Whole showed general support on Thursday for a proposed spay-neuter-release program aimed at managing the feral cat population through Kendall County Animal Control.
Director Taylor Cosgrove explained that the program’s primary goal is to control the number of feral cats and reduce the influx of kittens into the shelter.
“We have a large feral cat population in the community, much like other counties in Illinois and across the country. These cats are often overlooked when it comes to spay-neuter programs,” Cosgrove said.
Under the Illinois Animal Control Act, state law permits the use of the Animal Control Population Fund to finance the spaying and neutering of these cats.
Cosgrove outlined that the county would partner with local veterinarians to perform the procedures before releasing the cats back into the wild. In addition, the cats would receive a rabies vaccine and be marked to show they’ve already been spayed or neutered.
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