Santa Rosa County Animal Services to host Community Cats Day

Summer Poole
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SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Santa Rosa County Animal Services is hosting a Community Cats Day on April 25, according to the SRCAS.

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On Thursday, 50 stray/feral cats will be accepted for free spay and neutering through community cats program funding, an SRCAS release said.

The release said participants must be Santa Rosa County residents and must show proof of residence. There is a three community cats per participant limit, and the event is first come, first serve.

Criteria for the eligible cats include:

  • 3 months of age

  • over 3 lbs

  • outdoor

  • unowned

  • free-roaming

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The release said the cats will receive a rabies vaccination and ear tip, which indicates that the cat has been altered. Cats must be dropped off at the Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter at 8 a.m. Thursday and must be picked up between 9 and 10 a.m. Friday.

The cats must also be secured in “a humane trap that they can stand comfortably in and only one cat per trap,” according to the release. A limited number of traps are available to be rented from SRCAS.

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