Judge Clears Way for SD Humane Society's Community Cats Program After Legal Battle

San Diego Humane Society tweaks approach to taking in stray ‘community cats’ after court battle

Several months after a judge found San Diego Humane Society’s policy of turning away possibly abandoned cats violated the law, the same judge this week gave the OK to changes the organization made to correct her concerns. Those changes to the Humane Society’s Community Cat Program could mean more cats are accepted into shelters instead of being marked as so-called community cats and returned outdoors where they were found. One of the main issues…

Judge clears way for SD Humane Society's Community Cats Program after legal battle

Cats in the San Diego Humane Society’s Community Cat Program. (Photo courtesy of the SDHS) The San Diego Humane Society’s Community Cats Program now complies with state law following a series of policy revisions, a judge ruled this week. The program, which releases some cats back into the community, had been ruled unlawful in December following a court challenge by a coalition of animal rights groups. They alleged that the Humane Society was tur…

Bacolod allocates P1.3M for ‘Libre Kapon’ program for dogs, cats

BACOLOD City – For the first time, the city government has allocated P1.3 million for the implementation of the ‘Libre Kapon’ program, a spaying and neutering initiative for dogs and cats under the City Veterinary Office (CVO). Dr. John Michael Cabuguason, assistant city veterinarian, said the said program is a vital component of the city’s rabies […]