TNR services

Southwest Ranches cat trapper who trapped 700 cats in 2025 says the county helped with only 74, with six-week appointment waits and no drop-off option.

Says Broward has over 300,000 stray cats and urges restoring a free no-appointment TNR drop-off program, calling it the most cost-effective solution.

Sunrise physical therapist and mother of four describes escalating feral cat problems near her home and threats to songbirds, asking for better appointment systems and resources for volunteers.

Says cutbacks have caused a population boom in neighborhoods she helps; can't get appointments or drop-offs around her work schedule.

TNR volunteer funding everything from her own pocket says the situation is 'out of hand' and pleads for more affordable or free services.

Nightly trapper cites exponential cat reproduction math (66,000 descendants in six years from one unspayed cat) and calls the volunteer corps 'your army' deserving county support.

North Lauderdale retiree and former sheriff's office employee proposes a funded six-month 'TNR on Patrol' pilot program in two high-need zones, requesting up to $600,000.

Plantation volunteer says funding TNR through dog rabies tag sales is 'bananas,' that the shelter takes only six TNR appointments a day with a two-month wait, and asks for dedicated funding.

Thirty-year rescue veteran says Broward's animal budget has been cut while the population doubled, pays $250 per cat at private vets, and endorses Linda Ashby's pilot program as a money-saver.