Help Protect Cats on Long Island, New York
Published August 13, 2009
Even while feral cat groups have organized and grown, many individual caregivers have been harassed and cited for their community service. Some have even dropped from view to care for the cats in secret for safety’s sake, which is what is happening on the premises of Mercy Medical Center located in Rockville Center, Long Island, New York.
The employees who care for the colonies do so out of regard for life and the understanding that we, the human community are responsible for the overpopulation of stray and feral cats. Irresponsible pet ownership has led us down this path and the colony caretakers have graciously stepped-up and taken responsibility on behalf of all of us.
Two small colonies have been fed on Mercy Medical Center property for more than 8 years. The cats, numbering less than 20 in total, rely on daily feeding to survive. All of the cats are spay/neutered, ear notched, tested, vaccinated and in good overall health.
Mercy Medical Center's security and administrative personnel are threatening the feeders with job termination. The lives of the cats are in jeopardy. If the feeders cannot feed, the cats will starve.
I propose that Mercy Medical Center accept the feral colonies and agree to allow caretakers to provide the nourishment the cats have come to depend on.
Further, I propose Mercy Medical Center create a formal policy establishing written documentation that feeding is permited.
The lives of the cats and feeders hang in the balance.
The employees who care for the colonies do so out of regard for life and the understanding that we, the human community are responsible for the overpopulation of stray and feral cats. Irresponsible pet ownership has led us down this path and the colony caretakers have graciously stepped-up and taken responsibility on behalf of all of us.
Two small colonies have been fed on Mercy Medical Center property for more than 8 years. The cats, numbering less than 20 in total, rely on daily feeding to survive. All of the cats are spay/neutered, ear notched, tested, vaccinated and in good overall health.
Mercy Medical Center's security and administrative personnel are threatening the feeders with job termination. The lives of the cats are in jeopardy. If the feeders cannot feed, the cats will starve.
I propose that Mercy Medical Center accept the feral colonies and agree to allow caretakers to provide the nourishment the cats have come to depend on.
Further, I propose Mercy Medical Center create a formal policy establishing written documentation that feeding is permited.
The lives of the cats and feeders hang in the balance.
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