Hotels End Feral Cat Program

Cat lovers are upset over a decision by the Loews hotels at Universal Orlando in Florida to end its program of caring for feral cats. The Loews Portofino Bay Hotel and Loews Royal Pacific Resort said they’re ending the program, which involved trapping feral cats, having them spayed or neutered and then releasing them back into their colonies, due to liability reasons. Christine Michaels, head of the Riverfront Cats advocacy group in South Florida, called on cat lovers to call and e-mail the hotels to protest the end of the policy and draw attention to the plight of the felines on social media sites.