GEORGE TOWN, May 21 -- The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) is planning to introduce a trap-neuter-release (TNR) programme to curb the growing stray cat population on the island following the success of a similar initiative for stray dogs.

MBPP Mayor Datuk A. Rajendran said the move is necessary as the number of stray cats has been increasing, especially around wet markets and public eateries.

"We can see them in these places, people are simply releasing their cats," he told reporters after the signing of a memorandum of understanding with IAPWA to extend the collaboration for another five years at the Town Hall here today.

He said another way to combat the abandonment of pets, both cats and dogs, which has contributed to the rise in ...