I am behind you on Burlington Ave. We have a lady down the street named Leslie that keeps feeding the alley cats in our alley between 1st Ave N and Burlington. they are breeding and roaming the neighborhood. She is a ;public nuisance!

The cats are innocent!! Just spade or neuter them and let Leslie take care of them!!

Harrison, you are right about the innocent cats, but its yours and Leslie's ignorance that keeps perpetuating the problem. We have more kittens back here again, more cats, another one is pregnant, more urine that smells constantly, more 3am sex cat fights waking us up...really??? your a nice neighbor who just feeds the cats?? Seriously, this is a public Nuisance that needs to be reported. Our neighbors have banned together so we can actually breath in our back yards,park in our back alley driveway area's and possibly get a good nights sleep. Whats funny is she feeds the cats down the street so they are not up by her house...why??

It was a joke....

Actually if you want help out the neighborhood with the cats, there's a way to do catch and release, meaning you can get a animal trapper from an animal shelter, the cats that are caught get spayed/neutered, and then put into the shelter or released back where it was found,depending on space in the shelter. I think what's really ignorant is the people who get these pets and don't do what their suppose to do as oweners,what's extra ignorant is being called ignorant for trying to do a good deed by feeding hungry cats, it's not her(or whoever else that likes to feed starving strays) but the fault of the owners.

I'm a few blocks up on Dartmouth and have noticed the alley cats that roam around. One was on the peak of my neighbors roof the other day. No joke.

Good morning,

Sorry to hear about your situation. I would recommend to start trapping the cats and having us pick them up. We have traps available here at animal services. Our traps require a $75.00 deposit, of which $50.00 is returned to you when we get the trap back. The county also charges $10.00 a day starting the third day that you have the trap. Once the cat is trapped, you can contact us and we will pick up the cat at no charge to you. Another option would be to purchase your own trap. Harbor Freight has them for around $20.00. If you catch a cat in your own trap, we would still pick it up at no charge. We ask citizens to set the trap at dusk and check it first thing in the morning. If a cat is caught, you can contact us as early as 700am and schedule a pick up. You do not have to be home when we pick up, you can leave a note on the front door giving us permission and we will remove the cat. If you have any additional questions or comments feel free to contact me.
Thank you, Senior Animal Control Officer 727-582-2297

What do you do with the cats after you pick them up?

Once the cat is trapped, you can contact us and we will pick up the cat at no charge to you. If you catch a cat in your own trap, we would still pick it up at no charge (727) 582-2600

I live at 2020 Burlington Ave. N. The cat issue is getting out of hand in the alley. A few months back, I saw a man walk back there with a huge bag of cat food and dump a large pile in front of one of the garage doors. There are more kittens (tiny ones). Anyone reading this who live in that area, please encourage your neighbors to stop feeding them. A tenant in my building used to feed them and it started becoming an issue. They stopped and the cats stopped coming on our property.

Thanks for fixing this issue!

Still would like to know what happens to the cats after Pinellas County picks them up.

take a guess .

James

Thanks for the response, but I am not going to trap the cats. This is the reason I contacted the city I would think it's in the city's best interest to eliminate the problem and prevent a more serious situation from occurring such as a rabid cat. I walk the neighborhood with my dog and have noticed this problem getting worse. Plus the house they are camped out in front of is gross and not sure if it's been abandoned I never see anyone come and go from the house which is why I think the cats live in the bushes there because no one shews them away.

Sincerely,
Tax Paying Homeowner

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Please come and pick the blue recycling can out of my front yard.
It is at 356 14th Ave. N.E.
We have called at least 5 times.
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RE: the feral cats - the City has no Animal Services department, and a Pinellas County Animal Control officer has already responded with the information that they are able to provide above.

RE: recycle bin pick-up - you would need to send an email to CurbsideRecycling@stpete.org and they will schedule the collection of your bin.

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