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The university community announcing the
launch of the e management of the Ateneo’s
cat population... (Accap), a series of measures
intended for the humanImplementing a Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR)
policy for the cats in the Ateneo, as advised by
the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS).
The ACCaP feeding program for the resident cat
population began. Cats were fed regularly in
designated sites under the care and supervision
of each unit. Almosera explained that the round-up
of cats was supposed to have been carried out
after feeding, but very few cats were appearing
at the feeding sites.LS Office of Health Services, the Office of the
Associate Dean for Student Affairs and the
Office of Administrative Services released a joint
memorandum detailing the increasingly violent
incidents between students and cats.
In the memorandum, the offices involved
eight documented cases of injury due to
cat bites and scratches in the school year
2012 to 2013.Agila submitted a “Cat Plan” to the Ateneo
administration on July 2014 that aimed to
alleviate the cat situation in the campus.
The plan called for a rehabilitation program for
resident cats in the Loyola Schools area and
provided suggestions on the improvement of
food garbage disposal in the campus to limit the
spread of cats around the area.Ateneo’s ad hoc Committee on Animal Welfare
held a joint meeting with representatives of
PAWS and Agila to discuss the formulation of a
comprehensive cat program.The TNR program was in line with the
memorandum of agreement (MOA) Paws
signed with ADMU officials. Under the MOA,
the animal welfare group will conduct the TNR
and vaccination program for 80 identified stray
cats with the school providing a P300 subsidy
per feline.
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