Feral Cats
According to altered tails-a not for profit spay and neuter clinic in phoenix 420,000 kittens is the amount of offspring cats can create within 7 years. Maricopa county's homeless animal problem has created a unnecessary world of abuse and sadness for these lost animals. Spay and neutering you pets is the main control in animal homelessness.
If anyone has seen the news lately there were a group of adolescents that abused and killed stray kitten for the reason it was scratching them.These cats are so rampant in the community to kill one in these young boys eyes was no different than breaking a toy.
There are many options to prevent feral cats from taking over. Obviously spay and neuter, and a ever growing amazing help is the (TNR) Trap Neuter and Return. it is a humane approach to aid in the spread of feral cats, they can provide the traps the cats are caught and released back in the neighborhood. Also if you are able to catch a feral there are many non-profit origination's that will have events and the spay or neuter is free of charge , a great non-profit is MVP Most Valuable Pets Mvp Inc. they travel all over the county aiding families who cant afford the cost of surgery.
Aid is needed for these non profits and we need to teach the children that these outdoor cats have been here for thousands of years and to take one from their community will only make it worse.
The feral cat problem not healthy for the cats, birds and other small animals, Trap,neuter and release is the most humane way to address the problem. Sometimes feral cats can be adopted, but most of the time the poor animals are destroyed. The mistreatment of small animals can be a sign of greater trouble down the road. It has been noted that several serial killers started abusing small animals when they were young.
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