city feral cat pi request slides
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Period Covered by E-mails
• In November 2012 the Animal Services Board raised the issue of feral cats.
• Follow-up discussion occurred in early 2013
• City Animal Services cracked down on one feral cat colony in June 2013
• Paid staff cited varying legal bases in defending the City’s heavy-handed intimidation of feral cat colony volunteers
• Several staff showed a lack of professionalism
Not all spayed/neutered
Supported by Current City Ordinances
No, this is irrelevant
Not all current on rabies and city tags Yes, for people’s pets. Feral cats are not pets, but the city makes no allowance.
Not being kept on the person that is feeding’s property
Yes and No. The person feeding had permission from the property owner to trap-spay/neuter-return- maintain.
Causing a public nuisance No , the city did not follow its procedure for declaring animals a nuisance
Assertion
Mejor Que Nada Action: Justification #1
Public Information Request
Area Requested:
• Strategy/plan documents regarding feral cats
• E-mail correspondence regarding feral cats since 5-1-12
City of San Angelo Response:
• None produced, despite this being a topic at Animal Services Board for last 2 years
• Several hundred pages , with only one e-mail from Animal Services Director on the city’s policy in addressing feral cats
Initial Submission – June 27, 2013 Documents Produced – July 30, 2013
Public Information Request
Area Requested:
• Copies of all complaints regarding the Mejor Que Nada Cat Colony
• Any documents generated in response to citizen complaints regarding the Mejor Que Nada cat colony
• Other documents and communications (outside #3 & #4) regarding the city’s action against the Mejor Que Nada which began in June 2013
City of San Angelo Response
• Request to withhold sent to Attorney General on July 12, 2013
• City requests clarification, specific identity of items
• City requests clarification, specific identity of items