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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, October 16th is National Feral Cat Day (NFCD), a |
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| day dedicated to educating communities about |
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| Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), the only humane, effective, and |
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| cost-effective means of reducing stray and feral cat |
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| populations; and
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| WHEREAS, TNR stops the cycle of breeding, ends the killing |
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| of healthy animals, and reduces complaints about and costs |
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| associated with feral cats; and
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| WHEREAS, Scientific evidence and experience in the United |
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| States and other countries demonstrates that non-lethal TNR, |
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| accompanied by ongoing feral cat colony management, is the only |
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| way to reduce feral cat populations in the long-term; and
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| WHEREAS, Caring individuals and groups are effectively |
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| applying TNR to feral cat colonies all across Illinois; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we endorse non-lethal Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), when |
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| accompanied by ongoing feral cat management, as the most |
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| effective, humane method of reducing feral cat populations in |
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| Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we recognize October 16, 2006, National |
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| Feral Cat Day, and we encourage all citizens to support |
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| Trap-Neuter-Return for feral cats throughout the State of |
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| Illinois.
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