Don't Litter: Spay or Neuter

Don't Litter: Spay or Neuter your animal this week!
A little public service announcement:

Many of you know that the missus and I have assumed a certain level of responsibility for a large feral cat colony that lives on our property. They were here long before we bought the joint. The number of cats has continued to rise as we try and control growth, but the end is in sight for us. It's been a year now that we have been working on this and so far we have trapped and fixed 16 cats, tamed and found homes for 4 of them and yet there are probably about another 10 to go. It's a hard, but rewarding service.

This week the missus and I have sponsored a Feral Trap Alter Release Week at the local SPCA. Anyone can bring as many feral cats as they can trap to Animal Samaritans SPCA in Thousand Palms and have them spayed or neutered free of charge. Bonus - they also get a rabies shot and you are helping to make their rough life a little easier by stopping the madness!

If you are not in our area, you can still help by Spaying or Neutering your animal as soon as possible. Most SPCA's and shelters have low-cost programs or can advise you where to go.

If you have feral cats or a colony in your neighborhood, and the animal(s) appear healthy, please consider the trap, alter, release method. Many shelters rent live traps or can put you in touch with people who will loan or rent traps to you. You can always call animal control. Unfortunately in almost every case they will euthanized the animal within 3 days.

For more general information about feral cats check out www.AlleyCat.org.

For information regarding trapping cats check out Amby's Feral Cat Page