Moggy's midnight mating may soon be muted after the Hamilton City Council established a new $100,000 fund to stop stray cats from breeding in the city. "It's a real top of the cliff strategic move by the Hamilton City Council - it's just amazing." "The Hamilton region has a massive stray cat problem - abandoned cats, neglected cats, abused cats, unwanted cats breeding which in turn creates more cats," Maher said. She emphasised they were not seeking help to subsidise the de-sexing of owned cats, but to de-sex stray cats. Its euthanasia rate had "gone through the roof", because it will not trap neuter and release wild or dangerous cats, Maher said.

Source: Stuff May 21, 2019 05:10 UTC