Senate Bill 998 and House Bill 220 currently are still under consideration in the Legislature. The bills would establish a spay and neuter fund for pets and free-roaming cats, allowing money from an income tax check-off to be deposited into this fund.

Many wildlife advocates oppose this bill because of toxoplasmosis, which can be transmitted to wildlife from free-roaming cats. This bill seeks to humanely address the overpopulation of free-roaming cats by decreasing their numbers, which would then decrease the spread of toxoplasmosis.

The bills would help wildlife, pets and free-roaming cats. They should not divide, but rather unite those who care about animals.

Jennifer Chiwa

Makiki

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