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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN (TNR) OF FERAL
DOMESTIC CATS
Resolution #10R- WHEREAS, Ewing Township has a feral domestic cat populationthat is continually reproducing; and
WHEREAS, feral cats are cats who are significantly or completely unsocialized and notadoptable as companion animals; and
WHEREAS, communities throughout the United States have determined that the
practice of trapping and euthanizing feral cats is not effective in reducing their numbers,and the president of the National Animal Control Association likened the practice to
bailing the ocean with a thimble; and
WHEREAS, programs for the managed care of feral cat colonies that include trapping,
neutering, vaccinating, and returning such cats to their habitats have proven to be
effective in reducing the number of feral cats and are cheaper and more humane thantrapping and euthanizing; and
WHEREAS, TNR programs are beneficial to communities and the public health because
cats in managed colonies are vaccinated against rabies, which has positive publicconsequences, and are spayed or neutered, thereby controlling the population and
reducing nuisance behaviors; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey Governors Task Force on Animal Welfare recommended
an increase in TNR programs throughout the state; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services calls TNR a
facet of the solution to the free-roaming and feral cat situation; and
WHEREAS, the National Animal Control Association supports TNR; and
WHEREAS, over 125 municipalities in New Jersey have TNR programs; and
WHEREAS, there is nothing in the ordinances of Ewing Township to prevent or obstruct
the practice of TNR;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Township of Ewing
that TNR and the controlled feeding of managed feral cat colonies are permitted in theTownship, and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all Ewing ordinances should be interpreted in a
manner which facilitates the practice of TNR; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Township of Ewing supports the efforts oforganizations performing TNR within the Township, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that organizations which perform TNR in Ewing
Township shall educate residents in the neighborhoods where they conduct TNR in an
effort to resolve and prevent complaints; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that no person shall interfere with TNR or the
controlled feeding of feral cats being managed through TNR.
IT IS SO RESOLVED.
I, Stephen W. Elliott, Municipal Clerk of the Township of Ewing, hereby certify that
the above is a true copy of a Resolution adopted by the Governing Body of theTownship of Ewing at a Regularly Scheduled Meeting of the Municipal Council of
the Township of Ewing, County of Mercer, State of New Jersey held on the 13th
day
of April, 2010.
SEAL _____________________________Stephen W. Elliott
Municipal Clerk