The island of cats has a cat problem.
In late September, the island’s parliamentary committee on the environment was told that an existing sterilisation programme was not enough to contain the burgeoning cat population.
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The island of cats has a cat problem.
In late September, the island’s parliamentary committee on the environment was told that an existing sterilisation programme was not enough to contain the burgeoning cat population.
“It’s a good programme, but it needs to expand,” said Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou, who noted that the programme conducts only about 2,000 sterilisations annually on a budget of just €100,000 (US$116,000).
Change might be on the way, but funding alone will not solve the island’s cat problem.