Non-Profit Organization, MEOW Now, Provides TNVR for Over 500 Pinellas County Community Cats

Since the amendment to county code, local TNVR organization is reducing the cat over-population, one Spay Day at a time. End Quote

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (1888PressRelease) April 23, 2015 - Monday was another successful Spay Day for MEOW Now, a non-profit cat TNVR organization in Pinellas County. On Monday alone, 50 community/free roaming cats were trapped, neutered/spayed, vaccinated and ear tipped. They will be returned to their community to continue living their lives, but without reproducing.

There is an obvious free-roaming, feral and community cat over-population in Pinellas County. The outstanding numbers of local stray and community cats only continue to rise as generation after generation of cats continue to breed. MEOW Now is aggressively providing assistance to community cat caregivers who aid their neighborhood cat populations.

MEOW Now was formed by concerned citizens, Dan Hester, Marilyn Weaver and Cathy Unruh, along with the Humane Society of Pinellas and SPCA Tampa Bay, to implement an effective Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) program for community cats in Pinellas County. MEOW Now is responsible for taking their concern to the Pinellas County Commissioners who on October 21, 2014 finally voted unanimously to amend the county code to allow TNVR in Pinellas. Since then MEOW Now has been trapping and transporting community cats for neuter/spay, vaccinations and ear tipping. Bi-weekly "spay days" are offered to accommodate larger numbers of cats; over 500 cats in all have been TNVR'd to date. MEOW Now also provides colony caregivers and trappers resources and education to help in their mission to make a difference in the lives of our local cat population.

As a non profit organization, MEOW Now is completely dependent on donations to continue their mission for our county. Reducing the high cat population reduces many issues within our county such as helping protect our residents against rabies, decreasing intake at animal shelters which saves taxpayer money and even reduces annoying neighborhood cat behaviors associated with intact cats such as fighting and howling. Not to mention that it is a humane and caring act for animals.

MEOW Now is trying to spread the word throughout Pinellas County that TNVR is legal and services are available for those who need assistance with managing cat colonies. MEOW Now is also requesting volunteers and donations to continue with their work and education throughout Pinellas.

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