Once registered, Williams and several nonprofit animal welfare groups can help caretakers trap the cats so they can be sterilized, neutered and marked before being released back into the colony. Under the revised system, people can register cat colonies with volunteer Keith Williams, a retired Nevada Test Site worker, instead of reporting to animal control.
The ordinance, sponsored by Ward 1 Councilwoman Lois Tarkanian, mimics what is already in place in Clark County. "When you see one that is starving and wants food, you give them food," said Fermanich, who estimates that in recent years she has trapped and gotten care for 45 wayward felines. Las Vegas’ feral cat caretakers can come out of the dark, thanks to a new city ordinance.Īpproved unanimously Wednesday by the City Council, the ordinance lets people register feral cat colonies with a private sponsor, as opposed to animal control, and reduces registration red tape.īackers say the idea is to humanely reduce the city’s feral cat population by encouraging people who care for the animals to sign up with a system that ensures cats are sterilized and vaccinated for rabies.įor cat caretakers like Brenda Fermanich it’s a chance to express her desire to help distressed animals without worrying she will run afoul of animal control regulations.
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