Compassion for Community Cats
Take Action to protect our Community Cats
Establish Trap Neuter Vaccinate and Return Programs in New Jersey
This bill would save thousands of cats from needless, expensive euthanasia which has not ever worked to reduce community cat populations long-term. More than 80% of all animals euthanized in NJ’s animal shelters in 2018 were cats. Municipalities wouldn't have a 'cat problem' if they implemented Trap Neuter Vaccinate Return (TNVR). Diseases carried by community cats, such as intestinal parasites, rabies, flea-borne typhus, and toxoplasmosis are no longer problems with vaccination as included in the bill. Furthermore, municipalities would be saving tax dollars by investing in low cost TNVR programs compared to higher euthanasia costs.
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STEP 1: Email Your Legislators Today!
Ask your one Senator and two Assembly Members to co-sponsor this bill. We’ve prepared a sample email for you to use, but we highly encourage you to modify it to make it more personal.
Note: If your representative is already sponsoring the bill, make sure to thank them for their sponsorship rather than asking them to sponsor it.
Bill Sponsors: Senators: Stack, Diegnan, Thompson, Cryan, Turner, Stanfield, &Johnson. Assemblypeople: Murphy and Benson.
Sample Email to Your Legislators
Subject line: A note from your constituent - please co-sponsor S179/A2275
Dear ________,
As a resident of NJ, I am writing to ask for you to support and co-sponsor bill S179/A2275, the compassion for community cats act.
This bill would save thousands of cats from needless, expensive euthanasia which has not ever worked to reduce community cat populations long-term. More than 80% of all animals euthanized in NJ’s animal shelters in 2018 were cats. Municipalities wouldn't have a 'cat problem' if they implemented Trap Neuter Vaccinate Return (TNVR). Diseases carried by community cats, such as intestinal parasites, rabies, flea-borne typhus, and toxoplasmosis are no longer problems with vaccination as included in the bill. Furthermore, municipalities would be saving tax dollars by investing in low cost TNVR programs compared to higher euthanasia costs.
I ask you to please help municipalities to humanely control their feral cat population through cosponsoring S179/A2275.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
YOUR NAME
CITY, NJ
STEP 2: Call Your Legislators Today
After emailing your Senator and two Assembly Members, be sure to follow up with their offices with a polite phone call. Calling takes less than two minutes, and it’s really easy! We’ve prepared a sample script for you to use but please feel free to modify it to make it more personal.
Sample Call Script
Hi, my name is _____, and I’m a New Jersey resident from __(city)__. I’m following up on an email I sent earlier about requesting __(name)__ to please support and co-sponsor S179/A2275.
This is the compassion for community cats bill which will help municipalities to humanely control their feral cat population.
Thank you.
