Grant Will Help Control Cat Population

The Chester County SPCA has received a $300,000 grant to help control the cat population in Chester and Delaware counties, the SPCA announced Wednesday.

The $305,320 grant from PetSmart Charities will be used for spaying and neutering some 4,700 “free-roaming” cats in the two counties over a 26-month period, the CCSPCA said.

Cats are humanely trapped, spayed or neutered and then returned to the location they were found, the CCSPCA said.

“Targeted spay/neuter programs are an integral part of the no-kill movement,” said Adam Lamb, CCSPCA executive director “It represents a shift in the way a community views animals: they deserve to live and they deserve to be advocated for.”

Delaware County was identified as a target area for the program, the CCSPCA said. 

“The Delaware County Animal Protection Board is thrilled to learn of the grant. This will greatly help reduce the cat overpopulation problem so many of our municipalities are dealing with,” said Brian Razzi, chairman of the Delaware County Animal Protection Board.