Manitou Beach is getting together for stray cats during this year’s Manitou Boogaloo on July 13.
Four bands, being led by The Garrys, will be raising money to develop a stray cat trap, neuter, release, and maintain (TNRM) program in Manitou Beach, says organizer Karen Scalise.
“There are a lot of cats they’re not owned, not being cared for. They’re breeding and breeding. We’re trying to get a program going that addresses that.”
The program will not only help to control cat populations over time but will also make a more friendly environment for all cats within Manitou Beach.
“For cats who have been [spayed or neutered], there is a lot less aggression, fighting, howling, spraying, a lot of those things that make them hard to live by.”
There would be more to the program than just the TNRM and Scalise says they are looking for more volunteers to do everything from shovelling snow to event planning for other fundraisers, social media work, fostering, and forming an executive.
“There’s a lot of different ways people could get involved in different levels of commitment that would be required.”
While the Boogaloo is meant to raise money to help control Manitou’s spray cat population, Scalise also hopes this will bring people out to Manitou Beach’s Danceland who have not been there before.
“By having a different kind of event out here, attracting some new people who might not have come out here before, people will become more familiar with Manitou Beach and some of the issues that are facing it.”
More information will be coming regarding the program and its development, says Scalise.
