For over a year, I have been caregiver for the stray cats at the Jordan Campus. I have provided these cats with food and winter shelters, ensuring they have a fighting chance to survive in the harsh environment they were abandoned in. Recently, one individual has tried to do everything they could to prevent care to this group of cats. For them to succeed would cause unneeded suffering to this group of cats who were born without the protection of a home.

The recent addition of four young cats into the mix has made it urgently clear that this colony needs to be officially recognized and supported. On an immediate level, these new additions need to be trapped humanely, neutered or spayed and then released back into the colony - also known as the Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) method.

Research shows TNR programs are the most humane and effective way to control feral cat populations. A study by the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) showed that TNR managed colonies decreased in size over time (approximately by 16% in two years) because of lower birth rates (Source: JAVMA, 2014).

Therefore, I am calling on SLCC to officially recognize and support our TNR colony on the Jordan Campus. By doing this, the university will not only help in protecting the welfare of these cats but also contribute to an effective and humane method of controlling stray cat population. I invite you to join me in urging SLCC to approve our TNR colony. Please sign this petition to voice your support.