Hill Country Cats, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to humane control of the free-roaming cat population in Burnet and Llano counties through trap/neuter/return (TNR), is celebrating 10 years of service by participating in National Feral Cat Day on Oct. 16.
The group will have a TNR information table at its booth within resale shop Chique, Unique, and Antique in Marble Falls, and continues with a drive to TNR at least 100 cats in Llano and Burnet counties that month.
According to a magazine article in The Costco Connection, October 2013, estimates of the U.S. feral (free-roaming) cat population range into the tens of millions. While some people may try to approach the problem through eradication, feral cat euthanasia is not only expensive but also ineffective: for every animal that’s put down, half a dozen more are busy reproducing.
