Property owners are entitled to the right to decide if they want nuisance cats on their property. You can legally have trespassers or stray dogs removed. You can even have squirrels, raccoons and other native wildlife removed if they are a nuisance.

Sadly, the Trap Neuter Release cat program in Lexington County robs property owners of that right.

Stray and feral cats are invasive and often destructive animals that indiscriminately kill native wildlife, spread diseases and fleas, ticks and other parasites.

A reasonable “Nuisance Cat” compromise has been proposed to County Council and it recently received first reading approval.

It does not repeal TNR but it gives property owners back their right to have nuisance cats legally removed.

It also gives very reasonable consideration for the humane treatment of nuisance cats.

Support your property rights by supporting the Nuisance Cat amendment and compromise. Please let your Council representative know you support this compromise.

Paul DuPre, Lexington County

Thoughts on the violent protests

2,000 years ago, Jesus solved the issue of which lives matter. He died for all.

Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote: “Men must see that force begets force, hate begets hate, toughness begets toughness. And it is all a descending spiral, ultimately ending in destruction for all and everybody.

“Somebody must have sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate and the chain of evil in the universe. And you do that by love.”

I need God’s merciful forgiveness.

Will I forgive others or is mercy just for me? It’s time for big hearted peacemakers to step up.

Fred Kerr, West Columbia