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Article: Humane society
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- November 4, 2002
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Humane society, city in scrape over cats
Group's catch-and-release effort may violate ordinance
By LEAH THORSEN lthorsen@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel
Monday, November 4, 2002
An animal advocacy group is at odds with the city on how to
control the estimated 200,000 stray, abandoned and feral cats roaming
Milwaukee County.
To combat the problem of cats on the streets, the Wisconsin Humane
Society in Milwaukee launched the Community Care-Giver Program a year
ago. About 120 cats have been trapped, sterilized and returned to the
spots where they were found, said Barry Ashenfelter, the society's
community relations director.
Cats also are vaccinated and given a flea treatment before they ...