{"id":84775,"date":"2026-10-13T01:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=84775"},"modified":"2026-10-13T01:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:51:07","slug":"boa-constrictors-iguanas-and-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/boa-constrictors-iguanas-and-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"BOA CONSTRICTORS, IGUANAS\u2026 AND CATS?!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By \"\ud83d\udc80\" GRADY\u2019S GRAVEYARD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Sheriff Grady Judd compared free-roaming cats to boa constrictors and iguanas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His Sheriff\u2019s Office opposes Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), arguing that it doesn\u2019t effectively reduce roaming cat populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But here\u2019s what the research actually shows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udc08\" 85% reduction in a free-roaming cat population at the University of Central Florida over a long-term TNR program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udc08\" 55% reduction in a Key Largo, Florida, community cat population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udc08\" 47.8% reduction in a managed cat colony in an 18-month study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These programs don\u2019t just trap cats. They sterilize them, prevent future litters, and manage populations over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So here\u2019s the question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If managed sterilization programs can reduce free-roaming cat populations, why does Polk County keep opposing them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Polk County needs an evidence-based plan for its cats, not just comparisons to reptiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udc80\" GRADY\u2019S GRAVEYARD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where the statistics don\u2019t stay buried.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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