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Can someone PLEASE squeeze this guy in somewhere?? They are going to put him down tomorrow (June 3rd) by the end of the day. He is a 2 year old male grey tiger dsh. He has been at Carson shelter since May 22nd. Will you be his guardian angel??
If you could help rescue him by giving him a place to stay temporarily or permanently, please contact: Cyndi Zacko cyndizacko@carsoncats.com 310 721 5802 or Caryn Klein carynklein@carsoncats.com 310 498 3226

We are also in need of donations for his pull and transport. If you can help us monetarily, please donate below:

before submitting, please type in “carson cats” in comments section..THANK YOU for helping us save lives!!

Simon (A4112596) is a 2 year old male grey/wht tabby. He came in on 4/19 waiting patiently for someone to come see him- he sat in the observation room for 3 weeks so no one ever came by!! :(
He loves attention, is quite affectionate, and is a VERY mellow guy! He needs rescue/foster or adopter to step up for him!! He is such a beautiful cat!!

Buster (A4112971) is 1 year old male, orange tabby. He came in 4/20 & has been in Bldg. 4 where he was being treated for URI but the volunteer sure didn’t see any symptoms…
Happy and active, he is a real sweetie pie, LOVES tummy rubs; and is a solid cat.
Give him attention and he will go straight to the food bowl!

If you can help rescue/foster or adopt EITHER or BOTH of these cats, please contact Cyndi Zacko cyndizacko@carsoncats.com 310 721 5802 or Caryn Klein cklein@lifesapet.com 310 498 3226

Coco is approx. 6 month old male; black with white hair patch on his chest. His animal ID# is A4114790 and he is at the high kill Carson shelter. His days are numbered unfortunately. What a sweetie pie!! Kneads paws, BIG purrs, loves to be carried, didn’t hiss at other cats!

He has been there since 4/22! He was brought into the shelter with his 2 sisters – both black too and both very sweet – the first sister was adopted by the public, the 2nd was the black mom we pulled last week who had 4 babies in the shelter – and now he is left all alone!! Could someone PLEASE rescue/adopt or foster this poor guy?? If you could help Coco please contact Cyndi Zacko cyndizacko@carsoncats.com 310 721 5802 or Caryn Klein cklein@lifesapet.com 310 498 3226

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PLEASE SAVE THIS SILVER TABBY SENIOR BOY—HE HAS LESS THAN 48 HOURS LEFT TO LIVE!!! 

A4099250 GREY AND SILVER TABBY BOY–8 YRS  OLD

Hi, I’m a beautiful silver & grey tabby boy with swirls of white on my tummy  & paws. I’m so friendly, sweet, and sociable, but they stuck me in the back room where nobody has come to see me. I’m just waiting out my time, and I’ve been saved from the dreaded injection twice—once my a kind volunteer at the front, and once by an employee.

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By Donna Littlejohn on January 5, 2010 12:48 PM

We posted last month about how the spca-LA assisted an elderly woman in the San Fernando Valley who had become overwhelmed with nearly 100 cats she’d taken in.

The animals were in good condition and now it turns out that several of them are up for adoption with a local rescue group in Hawthorne, A Cat’s Tale (310-973-9353).

I spoke with Darla Schultz of A Cat’s Tale last week (they work with the SPCA’s Hawthorne shelter where many of the confiscated felines were taken) and she has several of the cats that she says would make excellent companions. They are a bit shy, she said, but would come around in time. Several would be good with older people.

“We put out a massive email asking people to help,” Darla said, but so far few have stepped forward. She’s hoping perhaps some other South Bay rescue groups can lend a hand.

Help needed with rescued cats in Hawthorne – South Bay Pets

Los Angeles, CA – Conservation groups win suit to force city to conduct required environmental review of feral cat program.

Six conservation groups won a lawsuit on Friday against the City of Los Angeles and its Department of Animal Services to stop the practice of encouraging feral cat colonies until the legally required environmental impact reviews are performed.

The Los Angeles Superior Court found that the City of Los Angeles had been “secretly and unofficially” promoting “Trap-Neuter-Return,” a controversial program to allow feral cats to run free, even while the Department of Animal Services promised to conduct an environmental review of the program.

The Court ordered the City to stop implementing TNR.

The plaintiffs, The Urban Wildlands Group, Endangered Habitats League, Los Angeles Audubon Society, Palos Verdes/South Bay Audubon Society, Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society, and the American Bird Conservancy, sued the City in June 2008 to ensure that the controversial program to sanction and maintain feral cat colonies was not implemented before a full and public environmental analysis.

The groups decided legal action was necessary after their investigation revealed that the City had been unofficially implementing a so-called “Trap-Neuter-Return” program and the City repeatedly declined their request to stop implementing the program until environmental review was performed.

Although the City insisted that no such program existed, the Court concurred with the conservation groups and concluded in its Friday ruling that, “implementation of the program is pervasive, albeit ‘informal and unspoken.’”

“Our goal was to see that the City follows the California Environmental Quality Act by thoroughly assessing the program’s impacts on the environment and considering alternatives and mitigation measures before making specific programmatic decisions,” said Babak Naficy, attorney for plaintiffs.

“Feral cats have a range of impacts to wildlife, human health, and water quality in our cities. The impacts of institutionalizing the maintenance of feral cat colonies through TNR should be discussed in an open, public process before any such program is implemented,” Naficy said.

In June 2005, the Los Angeles Board of Animal Services Commissioners adopted TNR as the “preferred method of dealing with feral cat populations as its official policy.” Thereafter, the Board directed the General Manager to prepare an analysis of the program under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

This analysis was never completed but the Department implemented major portions of the program anyway.

The Department issued coupons for free or discounted spay/neuter procedures for feral cats being returned to neighborhoods and open spaces, including parks and wildlife areas. It also began refusing to accept trapped feral cats or to issue permits to residents to trap feral cats. The Department assisted outside organizations that performed TNR by donating public space, advertising their services, and referring the public to their TNR programs. The Department even encouraged and assisted in establishing new feral cat colonies at City-owned properties. The Superior Court recognized these actions as illegal implementation of the TNR program that could have an impact on the environment and enjoined the City from further pursuing the program until it complied with CEQA.

Dr. Travis Longcore, Science Director of The Urban Wildlands Group, said, “Feral cats are documented predators of native wildlife. We support spaying and neutering all cats in Los Angeles, which is the law, but do not support release of this non-native predator into our open spaces and neighborhoods where they kill birds and other wildlife.”

Even when fed by humans, cats instinctively hunt prey, including birds, lizards and small mammals. Colonies of feral cats, often thriving with the aid of handouts from humans, harm native wildlife and contaminate water bodies with fecal bacteria.

Longcore continued, “TNR is promoted as a way to reduce feral cat populations but scientific research shows that 70–90% of cats must be sterilized for cat populations to decline. This is virtually impossible to achieve in practice, but population reduction can be achieved with only 50% removal.”

The City must now stop its TNR program and any further proposal to implement such a program must undergo objective scientific review as part of the CEQA process. This will ensure that the public has adequate opportunity to comment and that significant impacts on parks, wildlife, water quality, and human health are avoided.

For further information about Trap-Neuter-Return see:

• Longcore, T., C. Rich, and L. M. Sullivan. 2009. Critical assessment of claims regarding management of feral cats by trap–neuter–return. Conservation Biology 23(4):887–894. http://www.ca.audubon.org/chapter_assets/Longcoreetal2009ConBio.pdf
• Williams, T. 2009. Felines fatales. Audubon Magazine. Sept-Oct, pp. 30–38. http://audubonmagazine.org/incite/incite0909.html
• Hat Tip: http://tnrrealitycheck.com/legalert.asp

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