Dear Mayor Sharp and Council,

We have read the letter that was sent to you by Pacific Animal Foundation regarding the lack of care of feral cats by the BC SPCA, with which you contract and pay thousands of dollars to enforce the animal bylaws in the City of North Vancouver.

From the City's bylaw:

“Cat Regulation Bylaw, 1999, No. 7105” CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE – DECEMBER 17, 2001
4. Cat Control: The Poundkeeper may seize and impound any cat unlawfully at large.

The SPCA "may" seize (take possession of) stray cats in the City of North Vancouver, but it chooses to save itself the time and money it takes to do this by off-loading the work onto volunteer organizations. This is of course a good thing for the cats, as the SPCA's policy and practice is to immediately kill all feral cats.

We urge you, the Mayor and Council of the City of North Vancouver, to start to pay the groups that are doing the real work of animal welfare in the City of North Vancouver; and to adopt feral cat bylaws that are recommended by Pacific Animal Foundation.

(signed, your name and address)

To make this a easy as possible all you have to do is copy and paste this letter into an email to AAS and we will insert all the City of North Vancouver email addresses and send it to them. And we will cc to you so that you know your letter was sent. The power of numbers is what will change the way animals are treated in North Vancouver and in BC. Please take less than a minute to add your voice to the growing insistence on honest animal welfare.