Virginia legislation SB 359 > Trap Neuter and Return programs

February 3, 2012 - see Feral Cat Blog! update

as AnimalResources shared with leading cat advocates nationwide on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 07:42 AM

2012 Virginia State Legislation - Senate Bill 359

Summary as introduced:
Trap, Neuter, and Return programs. Permits the operation of a formal program of trapping, sterilizing, and returning feral cats to their colonies and excludes participants in such a program from the definition of "owner."
Full text:
01/11/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101483D pdf

Status:
01/11/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101483D
01/11/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=121&typ=bil&val=SB359

Committee meeting is Thursday at 2pm.

January 16, 2011
Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA
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We need your help -- please contact Senator Deeds and all of the members of the Ag Committee listed below and let them know that you support SB359 which furthers formal trap, neuter, return programs to reduce the number of community cats. This bill will be in Committee on Thursday and it will only make it out of Committee if there you express your support --
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=307904262579096&id=44879324685

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January 17 or 18, 2011
Virginia Residents: Support SB 359!
https://bestfriends.capwiz.com/bestfriends/issues/alert/?alertid=60249606

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On November 25, 2011 AnimalResources shared this news article with leading cat advocates nationwide:
> City to seek OK for 'trap-neuter-return' of feral cats
> By: Graham Moomaw
> Published: November 24, 2011
> http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/nov/24/city-seek-ok-trap-neuter-return-feral-cats-ar-1492088/

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Richmond SPCA
January 19, 2012
Senate Bill 359 would save the lives of countless feral cats
http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2012/01/senate-bill-would-save-the-lives-of-countless-feral-cats.html