Coalition sets new high mark in effort to control feral cat population

QUINCY — Now in its sixth year of working to control feral and abandoned cat populations, the Quincy Area Community Cat Coalition (QACCC) continues to expand efforts and grow support. “Last year, we did 512 cats through the whole year,” Sally Westerhoff said. Westerhoff is a founding board member of QACCC. “So far, to the end of September, we’ve done 670 this year.” QACCC, a 501(c)(3) charitable, volunteer-run organization, was created in 2020 to address the overpopulation issues with cats and kittens throughout the area. In order to reduce this burden, when funding is available, QACCC provides a free, humane trap-neuter/spay-vaccinate-return (TNVR) program. After getting the organization set up, the trapping efforts began in 2021 and hit full stride in 2022. Cats and kittens are caught and spayed or neutered by licensed veterinarians at various Quincy locations, along with receiving vaccinations to decrease the spread of illness.

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