UPDATE: Country Club Cats Face Possible Euthanization-Arlington, VA

So Who do we PROTEST to? What can we DO? Letters to the POST?

Let me know...

At this point.....the best thing to do is contact Alley Cat Allies (since they have offered to help in this situation):

http://www.alleycat.org/

I don't know about sending a letter to the post.

Katie

I decided to fire off some letters to country club management:

____________________________________________

Edward A. Urben
1700 Army Navy Drive
Arlington, VA 22202


Dear Mr. Urben:

I am writing to urge you to oppose the plan to trap and kill the cats on your country club property. Since they have been on the property for over 40 years and have not caused injury or harm to anyone, there is no reason to believe that they will suddenly begin biting children. They are spayed, neutered and immunized so they don't pose a health risk. Alley Cat Allies has offered to help so there is no justification at all for killing those cats.

Many members of your country club, such as Alan Herman and Rear Adm. Thomas Evans, like having the cats around. It adds more enjoyment to the experience there. If the cats are killed, many of your members will be alienated and dissatisfied.

Please remember that these are not wild rats. Cats are companion animals, not vermin.

Respectfully,


Barbara Woodcox, President
Coalition for Animal Justice



cc: Al Baker and Peter Gibbons

Very well written. I do hope they allow Alley Cat Allies to work with them.

Katie

Victory for the cats and members of the Army Navy Country Club!
In a story that originally ran in the Washington Post (see second article here) just before Christmas, and subsequently in newspapers nationwide, you may have read about the outdoor cats at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Virginia. Today, those cats safe from harm.


Working together, the Club, the caregivers, and Alley Cat Allies have developed an action plan to continue successfully managing this colony.
The Club cats have already been spayed/neutered and vaccinated. No kittens have been born in two years. Caregivers will continue to feed and oversee the cats. Alley Cat Allies will help to improve their situation and to ensure club membersâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji] safety.

It is well known that animal control agencies in jurisdictions across the U.S. continue to practice outdated, ineffective, and deadly methods of cat “control.†Arlington County, where the Club is located, is one of them. The Animal Welfare League of Arlington recommends trapping and killing feral cats, despite knowing about humane alternatives and recommendations from several national animal protection organizations to adopt Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). Fortunately, the Army Navy Country Club has a more progressive outlook.

Thank you to everyone who expressed concern and took action in defense of the cats!