Should the Pennsylvania Legislation introduce a similar bill as the present Utah State Bill 57?

If passed into law, the Utah State Bill 57 would humanely deal with the feral cat population, TNR (Trap, Neuter, and Release).  But would it work in our own state, Pennsylvania?  Many arguments by bird advocates state the decline of bird populations are due to feral cat colonies.  Alley Cat Allies discredit these arguments with scientific studies that the bird number losses are primarily due to human intervention, pesticides, bird habitation destruction. 

TNR would be cost effective than the killing of hundreds of cats.  TNR would provide our area with a proven and humane approach to lowering the number of feral cats.  Common sense tells me, by sterilization a colony would reduce the births of kittens, and as time went on, the colony population would decrease not increase. The high cost of exterminating a colony could and has run into the hundreds if not thousands to township residents. Once a feral cat colony is removed from a location, the scent remains which only allow more feral cats who are not neutered or spayed to move into the area (vacuum effect). Once again, the high cost of trapping, removal and killing them would have to be paid. This procedure could be repeated several times.  It would be better to perform TNR which would not allow other feral cats to be moved into the area. 

Pennsylvania townships and cities would be noted as animal friendly rather than be known to support the killing of animals.  I have sat and listened while others tell me that they are animal friendly, but in their next breath tell me that they are in favor of feral cat slaughter.  TNR programs provide a more humane and effective alternative to "trap and euthanize". 

Monies set aside for TNR programs within your own community?  While hundreds and thousands are being spent for upgrading parks, the purchase of land for recreational activities while the problem of animal welfare exists within our townships and boroughs should be addressed first. We need to set our priorities in motion. By allowing feral cat overpopulation within our communities to continue, invade on our township owned properties, public safety, invade within our neighborhoods, and not allow us to have peace of mind, we should set precedence and place a TNR program that would help in the reduction of feral cats.  Lower Southampton Township would be noted as being animal friendly.

Should we introduce a new bill concerning feral cat overpopulation, as Utah has?

Ref: "Key Scientific Studies on Trap-Neuter-Return" - Alley Cat Allies website (www.alleycat.org)