Feral cats live on the grounds of JFK airport, but authorities often mislead the public about their fate. Many feral cats are unadoptable and end up being euthanized in shelters. Trap-Neuter-Return programs are more humane alternatives that allow feral cats to live out their lives in their colonies rather than be killed. The Port Authority recently removed cats from JFK but lied about adopting them out, planning instead to send them to a shelter where they would likely be euthanized.

1. Feral
Cats

2. One of the many cats that live on the 5,000
acres at JFK.

3. Authorities have lead cat lovers to believe that the
cats will be adopted into loving homes.

4. The harsh reality is many of the animals are
not suitible for adoption and will be
euthanized.

5. Millions of feral cats are killed in shelters every year in the United
States. TNR (trap-neuter-return) is a program that is practiced
throughout the world to save these cats, allowing them to live out their
lives -- not killed because they're considered homeless.

6. TNR (trap-neuter-return) is a program that is
gaining popularity with many organizations such as
PETA and SPCA's across america as the only human
way to deal the feral cat population.

7. Some cities in the United States are looking to feral
cats to help control a growing rodent problem.

8. Recently six feral cats were adopted
and released at the Los Angeles police
station to help control the growing
rodent population.

9. PROVIDER: Officer Sandra Magdaleno, who feeds
and cares for the Southeast station cats, can
describe each of her elusive crew: two black cats,
two gray and whites, a tabby and a huge gray bruiser
who hissed at everyone while in the cages where the
cats acclimate.

10. Recently the port authority has decided to round up all the cats taking up
residence at JFK in an effort to deter birds that present hazards to airplanes.
When questioned about the fate of the evicted felines, quot;They will be in a safe
place until they can be turned over to the proper authorities. What he failed to
say is that these cats would be placed in Animal Care and Control of New York
City - a death sentence for feral cats which are typically unadoptable. The PA
even went as far as to lie to citizens who called in concerned, reassuring callers
that the cats would be put up for adoption and found good homes. The problem
it seems was not that people were asking the wrong questions, they were asking
the wrong people.

11. The Port Authority believes it can achieve a cat free
environment through removal and extermination. JFK is a
typical environment for feral cats due largely to the fact that
many cats are lost or abandon in travel. Studies show that
removing feral cats from a territory only opens up the door
for new cats to enter that territory. Without TNR those cats
will continue to reproduce. Before long a new colony will
inhabit the territory and their numbers will grow rapidly
with out reproductive sterilization.

12. Stop the killing and support
Trap Neuter and Release
programs.

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