People with pets who go outdoors need to know this as well and think about the ramifications.
People need to be PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE and COMMITTED to adopt FOR LIFE. If everyone spayed/neutered and adopted for life, there wouldn't BE this problem. Because I live in this society, I continue to work 365 days a year on behalf of cats needing loving homes, as well as cats who are not socialized. When someone presents a workable, humane alternative, I am pretty sure thousands of advocates will jump on it. In the meantime, at least we can share information in the interest of educating others.Neutering any tame cat and returning it? That definitely won't complicate anything.
Yes. Spay/neuter is THE answer, along with loving lifetime homes for all cats who will accept them. No cat should have to live on the streets. But many do have to. Dealing with reality and trying to work toward the time when all cats are respected and protected is a very, very hard job. But we are doing that, and it takes every one of us who cares to do our part. Also, to educate everyone.
If people did the right thing, then there wouldn't have been so many kittens born on my block. I became a cat feeder when I found starving kittens in my yard. I couldn't stand to see them like that.
They're mine, too,Firstly, I agree people need to take accountability and NOT let their cats out. My block had a population explosion because careless people let their UNNEUTERED male cats out who were impregnating stray female cats (some of them were probably owned and kick to the curb when they went into heat or got pregnant).
I don't want to see cats suffer, but also I don't want to see them get euthanized in the animal shelters. I think educating cat owners and giving incentives for taking care of the community cats (feeding, tnr and beyond) should be considered. This is a community problem and we should get as many onboard with trying to humanely solve the problem instead if the old "putting a bandaid on a broken leg" approach.
Anyway, just my thoughts.
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which is why I am a member/supporter of ACA and BFAS. No, it's not "perfect" -- it's so far from perfect that we cry and agonize over this crisis daily. But to give a beloved cat spay/neuter and baseline innoculations and a checkup, and a place in a managed colony if the cat is unsocialized, gives that cat the chance we were all created with and for -- the chance at life. I would not take that away from a healthy cat.
So you are in support of having my dogs taken away and killed for their looks, cool. That's not insane or anything.
Every community cat should be TNR/vacced. Colonies should be properly managed so there is no population booms and rampant diseases and ofcourse nobody is starving out there.They're mine, too,
You're a hero for cats and all of us who love them! Yes, if everyone would get involved, take responsibility, respect and protect the cat, TNR and manage the colonies, this tragedy would not BE a tragedy but rather an asset to every community, and over time, nonexistent, which is what we want -- life care for those cats who are outdoors, transitioning into all cats having loving life homes. WE CAN DO IT. We are working toward this goal and neither COVID nor anything else will stop us.Every community cat should be TNR/vacced. Colonies should be properly managed so there is no population booms and rampant diseases and ofcourse nobody is starving out there.
I care for the cats I feed. They are all tnred. I try to keep them healthy by putting Lysine and fish oil in their food. But with that said, there are those who do not want the cats around. I have to deal with those kinds of attitudes. I would love to get the friendly ones off the streets. If I could do that, maybe things would calm down. But as you know, it is not easy getting adult cats off the streets and adopted. I give these cats the comfort of knowing they will be feed everyday and that someone cares for all their needs. I wish all community cats had this.
Thank you and I 100% agree with you.
