This action is ONLY for residents of Hawaiʻi
UPDATE:
In a step in the right direction, the Hawaiʻi County Council amended Bill 51 in its meeting yesterday, so there is no longer a blanket ban on feeding community cats on county property. A TNR program is also under consideration. However, the amendment would require caregivers to register in order to care for the cats—a measure Alley Cat Allies does not support.
Bill 51 passed its first reading yesterday and will have another reading in August. Alley Cat Allies will continue to follow its progress and act to protect the community cats of Hawaiʻi County. THANK YOU to all who took action with us and made your voice heard!
We must act fast to stop a proposed ordinance to criminalize the feeding of community cats in parks or other county property in Hawaiʻi County! Please take just a minute to take action below.
The Hawaii County Council will be considering the cruel proposal, Bill 51, soon. If this greatly misguided ordinance is approved, feeding community cats on all property owned by Hawaiʻi County will be illegal—with a penalty of $50 - $500.
Community cat advocates in Hawaiʻi County and beyond are dismayed at the proposal, which is ineffective and would criminalize compassion, leave cats who are accustomed to relying on feeding without that support, and make it impossible to carry out humane, effective approaches like Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). We have to raise our voices now and demand that the ban be dropped from consideration.
Tell the Hawaiʻi County Council to reject a feeding ban against community cats below.
