Help - Feral cats being disposed of!
Hi All, I love animals especially cats and my heart goes out to the feral population in Scranton and anyone who cares for them.
I live on the north side and there is a very serious problem I could use help with. A neighbor not satisfied with animal control's trap & release program started trapping ferals here approximately 8/2025 and is just getting rid of them. This person is not working cooperatively with animal control and is trapping and disposing of even neutered cats. The matter was reported to SPD who gave this person a cursory interview and dumped the issue on animal control who did zero to stop this crime. Reporting this to the mayor's office and all city councilors yielded nothing but "we'll look into it" and no awsers or action.
This person started trapping again 9/2026. I reported it again and a polite officer from SPD showed up and listened but said the issue had to go to animal control. Most disappointingly he didn't even check the trap which was in plain view! No one from animal control has followed up.
A few days later I heard electronic beeping coming from this person's porch. I looked from the sidewalk and it was coming from the trap which likely had a cat in it. I called dispatch and told them they needed to send someone NOW and they'd catch this animal abuser red handed. No one from SPD or animal control showed up and now another feral cat has been disposed of by this vile individual.
If you are an animal lover in this city, please complain about this to the mayor's office and council and demand action. Please reprint and spread this call for action in other social media. If anyone knows of any county or state agencies that can help then please share.
Thank you and God Bless.
mayor: Scranton311@scrantonpa.gov
city council: fvoldenberg@scrantonpa.gov