we actually did it and the county finally voted to legalize tnr for our community cats. i am honestly blown away by how many of you stuck with this until we got the change we wanted. keep an eye out because we have to make sure they follow through on …
April 29, 2020
Final supporters
We are 501c3 animal rescue and are asking you to PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION to show your support for Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) as the humane solution for community cats in Prince William County, Virginia. 'Community cats' is the more inclusive term used to refer to unowned outdoor cats as not all community cats are feral.
Many Virginia counties have ordinances supporting successful Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) programs for community cats at the private and county levels. We want Prince William County to join their ranks NOW! We are asking your support to change the current ordinance laws to:
- Exclude free-roaming/community cats from the current animal trespass laws
- Define TNR as legal in Prince William County
- Allow colony caretakers to legally provide food, shelter, medical, TNR for their colony cats
Through TNR, community cats are humanely trapped, spayed/neutered, vaccinated and ear-tipped to prove they have been part of a TNR program. If not sociable/adoptable, they are returned to their outdoor homes/colony to live out their lives. Many have colony caretakers who manage their daily feeding/shelter/medical requirements.
A TNR ordinance is needed for Prince William County, VA because:
- TNR reduces shelter intake,
- TNR stops needless killing of unowned cats/kittens,
- TNR leads to decreased calls to animal control,
- TNR educates & gets communities involved in the overall SOLUTION,
- TNR SAVES taxpayer dollars.
- It's a WIN-WIN for cats and humans alike!
Universal evidence proves TNR results in NO new litters of kittens born outdoor. As a result, TNR DRAMATICALLY improves the lives of cats and the local community residents/businesses.
When TNR advocates know they have legal support, they will be able to effectively continue their important day-to-day work to save more cats and kittens.
In summary, TNR is already a legal and effective approach to helping community cats in many Virginia counties, as well as around the U.S. -- just not Prince William County. That is why I ask for your support to help change current ordinance laws to make TNR the humane method to control community cats with the full protection of the law.
PLEASE HELP the dedicated rescue partners, cat-centric community/business members, to continue providing TNR & colony care WITH THE SUPPORT OF PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY by SIGNING (& SHARING) our TNR petition TODAY! Our goal is to collect 500 qualified signatures by February 17, 2020!
(Note: If you are a TNR advocate in a pro-TNR community in Virginia or another state, please share the positive impact it has had in the "comments")
Thank you for helping be the voice for those that have no "voice to speak"!
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
February 16, 2020
Reached 100 supporters
February 11, 2020
185 Comments
While I'm not a resident in Prince William, I would love to see Prince William adopted a program similar to what Fairfax County has for TNR. It has made a tremendous improvement for communities and community cats. TNR works!!!
I had a sudden explosion of cats show up on my back porch a little over a year ago. If not for the help of very kind people that work for an organization that preforms TNR I don’t know what I would have done! TNR needs to be passed in Prince William County immediately !!!!!!
TNR works and is an effective and humane solution. Legal support is needed in Prince William County. Because of TNR, I have seen very large colonies reduced to just a few cats and no kittens have been born at those colonies for years. Thank you.
TNR works! Please support the program. I have been helping maintain a colony for the last year. We domesticated all the kittens and found loving homes. The colony is contained and we monitor them frequently.
The county needs the TNR program. The state code says cats are the property of the state, therefore they are not trespassing. I have trapped a lot with the TNF program in FaiRFax County.
We recently noticed a colony of 6 cats that seem to be from the same litter that appeared in our neighborhood. Prince William County and HOAs need to provide better services for TNR to help cats that are abandoned by their owners.
The county needs to hold people accountable for letting their unaltered pets roam free. That won’t solve the overpopulation problem of cats, but it would be a start.
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we actually did it and the county finally voted to legalize tnr for our community cats. i am honestly blown away by how many of you stuck with this until we got the change we wanted. keep an eye out because we have to make sure they follow through on …
April 29, 2020
Final supporters
We are 501c3 animal rescue and are asking you to PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION to show your support for Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) as the humane solution for community cats in Prince William County, Virginia. 'Community cats' is the more inclusive term used to refer to unowned outdoor cats as not all community cats are feral.
Many Virginia counties have ordinances supporting successful Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) programs for community cats at the private and county levels. We want Prince William County to join their ranks NOW! We are asking your support to change the current ordinance laws to:
- Exclude free-roaming/community cats from the current animal trespass laws
- Define TNR as legal in Prince William County
- Allow colony caretakers to legally provide food, shelter, medical, TNR for their colony cats
Through TNR, community cats are humanely trapped, spayed/neutered, vaccinated and ear-tipped to prove they have been part of a TNR program. If not sociable/adoptable, they are returned to their outdoor homes/colony to live out their lives. Many have colony caretakers who manage their daily feeding/shelter/medical requirements.
A TNR ordinance is needed for Prince William County, VA because:
- TNR reduces shelter intake,
- TNR stops needless killing of unowned cats/kittens,
- TNR leads to decreased calls to animal control,
- TNR educates & gets communities involved in the overall SOLUTION,
- TNR SAVES taxpayer dollars.
- It's a WIN-WIN for cats and humans alike!
Universal evidence proves TNR results in NO new litters of kittens born outdoor. As a result, TNR DRAMATICALLY improves the lives of cats and the local community residents/businesses.
When TNR advocates know they have legal support, they will be able to effectively continue their important day-to-day work to save more cats and kittens.
In summary, TNR is already a legal and effective approach to helping community cats in many Virginia counties, as well as around the U.S. -- just not Prince William County. That is why I ask for your support to help change current ordinance laws to make TNR the humane method to control community cats with the full protection of the law.
PLEASE HELP the dedicated rescue partners, cat-centric community/business members, to continue providing TNR & colony care WITH THE SUPPORT OF PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY by SIGNING (& SHARING) our TNR petition TODAY! Our goal is to collect 500 qualified signatures by February 17, 2020!
(Note: If you are a TNR advocate in a pro-TNR community in Virginia or another state, please share the positive impact it has had in the "comments")
Thank you for helping be the voice for those that have no "voice to speak"!
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
February 16, 2020
Reached 100 supporters
February 11, 2020
185 Comments
I have personally TNR’d more than 500 cats. It has made a significant impact by decreasing the number of kittens born and stray cats surrendered to the 5 cities where this has been done.
While I'm not a resident in Prince William, I would love to see Prince William adopted a program similar to what Fairfax County has for TNR. It has made a tremendous improvement for communities and community cats. TNR works!!!
I had a sudden explosion of cats show up on my back porch a little over a year ago. If not for the help of very kind people that work for an organization that preforms TNR I don’t know what I would have done! TNR needs to be passed in Prince William County immediately !!!!!!
TNR works and is an effective and humane solution. Legal support is needed in Prince William County. Because of TNR, I have seen very large colonies reduced to just a few cats and no kittens have been born at those colonies for years. Thank you.
TNR works! Please support the program. I have been helping maintain a colony for the last year. We domesticated all the kittens and found loving homes. The colony is contained and we monitor them frequently.
The county needs the TNR program. The state code says cats are the property of the state, therefore they are not trespassing. I have trapped a lot with the TNF program in FaiRFax County.
We recently noticed a colony of 6 cats that seem to be from the same litter that appeared in our neighborhood. Prince William County and HOAs need to provide better services for TNR to help cats that are abandoned by their owners.
The county needs to hold people accountable for letting their unaltered pets roam free. That won’t solve the overpopulation problem of cats, but it would be a start.
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I have personally TNR’d more than 500 cats. It has made a significant impact by decreasing the number of kittens born and stray cats surrendered to the 5 cities where this has been done.