Criminal sanctions targeting community cat caregivers are misguided, incompatible with the purpose of criminal laws, and unlikely to have any significant deterrent value. Community cat programs promote public health by greatly increasing the number of vaccinated outdoor cats. · a judge has ruled that the san diego humane society’s policy of releasing some outdoor , domesticated cats without a caretaker is unlawful. · this allows shelters to focus on public safety and humane care by taking in dangerous, sick, or injured cats , and focus on lifesaving by taking in only those healthy cats that are likely to be adopted. · the program was challenged in court by a coalition of animal rights groups who alleged the san diego humane society was turning away adoptable cats that it was required to care for under the. · the lawsuit alleged that the sdhs violated california laws by returning “friendly,” “social,” or “ adoptable ” cats to outdoor environments rather than admitting them to shelters. The local humane society calls the program a compassionate approach to. · at stake is not just the fate of friendly, adoptable cats being released back into the streets—but a precedent that could alter the balance between humane care, public safety, and animal welfare in shelters across the country. · they alleged that the humane society was turning away adoptable cats that it was required to care for under the law.

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