Lawrence City Commission votes to move forward on feral cat trap-neuter-return program

Lawrence city leaders voted unanimously in favor of changes to city code that would allow feral cat colonies.

The Lawrence Humane Society proposed changes to the city’s animal control ordinance that would allow for a “trap-neuter-release,” or TNR, program under which cats would be caught, neutered, vaccinated, and then returned to where they were collected and allowed to roam free. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission received further information about how the Humane Society would help support the program and voted in favor of adopting the ordinance on first reading.