SPRINGFIELD — A local community is frustrated about the feral cat population living in their neighborhoods.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, Scott Hisey has lived in Springfield for 10 years.
He estimates seeing 20 to 30 cats roaming near his house every night.
“They leave feces all on my flowerbeds,” Hisey said.
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Hisey believes the problem gets worse every day.
“It’s getting real frustrating and, you know, I called the city, and I never heard no reply back from them. I called the Humane Society, and they said there’s nothing they could do about it,” Hisey said.
Allie McCarty volunteers with TIPS- TNR in Clark County, which is a nonprofit organization that deals with feral cats.
“We’re probably backlogged a year with trying to help citizens of Clark County deal with feral cat initiatives,” McCarty said.
She said there aren’t enough resources to tackle the large population of feral cats throughout Clark County.
“I really can’t believe that we don’t have some kind of low cost spay and neuter shelter and vaccination clinic for our residents because people are dying for it,” McCarty said.
She said spaying and neutering one cat can go a long way.
“In one summer we’ve had just this past year she had probably ten kittens. So and now she’s trapped and she’s good,” McCarty said.
McCarty encourages Clark County residents who see feral cats to reach out to local organizations that specialize in trap and release.
News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.
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