BURGAW, NC (WWAY) — A Pender County woman known as the “Burgaw Cat Lady” is asking local leaders to revise animal control rules she says unfairly target caretakers of feral cat colonies.
Julie Rowland addressed the Burgaw Town Council on Tuesday, May 12th, urging them to review the town’s current animal ordinance and recognize trap-neuter-return programs, commonly known as TNR, which are used to manage feral cat populations.
Rowland said she cares for several feral cats near South McRae Street in Burgaw. However, after multiple cats were trapped and taken to Pender County Animal Control, she received a citation under the county’s “animals at large” ordinance…