Tampa Bay Selected As The #1 Cat Friendly City In The United States!

As I was reading the Making Tracks newsletter from the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, I am proud to report we were selected as the number 1 cat friendly city in the United States.   The article was written by Sherri Silk, Executive Director of Humane Society.  Below is a copy of the article

Recently the CATalyst Council announced that Tampa Bay was selected as the #1 Cat Friendly City in the country!  Tampa was followed by Phoenix, San Francisco, Portland, Denver, Boston, Seattle, San Diego, Atlanta, and Minneapolis.  The list was compiled after reviewing the top 25 standard metropolitan areas for such data as cat ownership per capita, level of veterinary care, micro chipping and cat friendly local ordinances.

According to Dan Kramer, chairman of CATalyst Council, "Our goal is to recognize and celebrate why cats are such popular companions.  We applaud the efforts of these major metropolitan areas for providing a wealth of resources for cats and their owners, along with their earned accolade of being one of America's Top 10 Cat Friendly Cities."

At Humane Society Tampa Bay we believe it is a well deserved honor for our area!  HSTB, Hillsborough County Animal Services, St. Francis Society, Cat Call, Feline Folks, Kitty City, and other cat rescue groups, work very hard to find homes for as many cats as possible.  Each group is dedicated to saving cats lives. Additionally, HSTB, Mission Meow and other groups are committed to the TNR (Trap/Neuter/Return) of feral cats in our community.  With TNR, feral cats are sterilized and returned to their colonies.  They are then cared for by hundreds of caretakers that love cats.  TNR is the only way to prevent the birth of thousands of unwanted kittens each year.  The TNR program in our community is one of the more progressive in the country.

SO LET'S WEAR THIS HONOR WITH PRIDE TAMPA BAY!  CONGRATULATIONS!  MEOW!