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Orozco, Norma <br />From: Megan Evans <meggoev@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2023 4:59 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Support for Trap Neuter Return (TNR) budget <br />Hello Santa Ana City Council Members, <br />I'm a proud resident of Heninger Park. In the past year I have trapped, neutered, and returned (TNR) over 20 <br />cats just from the alley behind my house. I was regularly seeing litters of sick kittens roaming the alley or dead <br />cats in the road. I decided I needed to do something about it, and started getting the cats fixed and rescuing the <br />kittens. Without any support from the shelter, OC Animal Care, this is a huge undertaking for one individual. I <br />eventually found a local Santa Ana cat rescue organization, Cali's Misfits, to partner with and thankfully they <br />were able to connect me with low cost spay/neuter appointments. However, even "low cost" is at least $80 a cat, <br />and when you fix/rescue over 20 cats it adds up fast. It was up to me and the rescue to figure out how to pay for <br />all of this - again, zero support from animal services or OCAC. TNR is the only humane way to correct the cat <br />overpopulation issue in Santa Ana. <br />I strongly support a budget for TNR and urge the city council to allocate funds for this need. The ask was small <br />relative to the size of the problem, but we have to start somewhere. We have been completely ripped off by <br />OCAC and the city should be incredibly disappointed in the lack of services provided. I'd rather see them <br />provide this service like they used to pre -pandemic, but at this point I'll support whatever is needed to get TNR <br />in Santa Ana. Please allocate budget for this need. <br />Thank you, <br />Megan Evans <br />