LAS VEGAS – The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® recently awarded a very generous grant to the Animal Welfare Coalition (AWC) of Northeastern New Mexico for the trap, neuter and release of feral cats. The grant will fund a 3-day spay/neuter clinic to be held July 6, 7 and 8, 2012, at which between 90 and 120 feral cats will be sterilized and given a rabies vaccination. The cats will be humanely trapped by AWC volunteers and after recovery from their sterilization surgeries, they will be returned to their neighborhoods.
“The AWC is very grateful to the ASPCA® for providing this funding. Many individuals who care for feral cat colonies throughout the community have reached out to the AWC for help in controlling populations, and this generous grant will enable us to assist them by sterilizing those cats and preventing their populations from growing,” said Martha Price, Treasurer of the AWC. The ASPCA® also helped with a grant that will enable the AWC to purchase approximately 35 humane traps to be used for the effort. “Don’t worry if you see cats in traps, as we will be monitoring them closely and picking up the trapped cats frequently throughout the Fiestas weekend,” said Price. The AWC was founded in 2008 and one of its primary goals is to reduce the suffering caused by pet overpopulation by bringing low cost spay/neuter services to the area.
The ASPCA®, founded in 1866, was the first humane society to be established in North America, and is one of the largest in the world. The ASPCA® believes that animals are entitled to kind and respectful treatment at the hands of humans, and its mission is to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States.
