Overview
- Mayor Gale Katchur made controversial comments during a city council meeting about managing feral cats by drowning or gassing them.
- Katchur has issued a public apology, stating her remarks do not reflect the city's values of compassion and humane treatment.
- The Alberta SPCA and Edmonton Humane Society condemned the suggested methods as animal cruelty and legally punishable.
- Only 11 calls about feral cats were reported in Fort Saskatchewan over the last six years, with three cases annually in recent years.
- Animal welfare organizations advocate for non-lethal solutions like Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) to manage feral cat populations humanely.