From
Danielle Tate, Animal Services Manager
Title
Authorize the City Manager to enter into a grant application and accept if awarded with Petco Foundation for a veterinary services grant of up to $78,000
Presenter
James R. Cummings, Environmental Services Director
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The Petco Foundation offers grant funds for animal control agencies to provide lifesaving programs for the community. The city’s Prairie Paws Adoption Center is currently working with a volunteer group (Grand Prairie Cat Crew) on the implementation of a feral cat trap-neuter-return (TNR) program. This grant would help the TNR program spay/neuter, as well as microchip, feral cats over the next year. The grant funds would be utilized to cover the cost of these services provided by non-profit animal welfare agencies that provide spay/neuter services.
Financial Consideration
Prairie Paws Adoption Center could receive up to $78,000 to provide veterinary services (rabies vaccination, spay/neuter surgery, ear-tip and microchip) for an estimated 1,200 feral cats at $65 per cat. There is not a match requirement on this grant.