no kill animal shelter
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Dakota
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shelters, no... places, I dunno...
I've been in and out of the shelter a great deal lately.... and I have to say I've had a change of heart these last few months. The shelter has cages and cages of kittens & cats needing homes, just stacked on top of each other and sadly, most will never find one. They will be put to sleep. I never ever thought I'd post this but ferals need to be fixed and that requires resources and resources cost money... and money for charitable pet organizations and rescue is so precious in these economic times that wasting it or spending it on ferals seems rather pointless when so many lovable kittens/cats will be put down due to the fact there isn't enough homes.
The reality really is worse than I imagined. My mother was a foster for the HS back in the 70's and 80's and I used to work with her and never saw things this full before.
Now saying that hurts me... because I have a feral that I have rehabilitated to be a pet. Now granted, she isn't a pet under many people's definition of a pet but we are okay with her. My husband and I have agreed that we won't do it again. She's 9 now and has health problems that are directly associated to her poor kitten health and we may have to make some tough decisions with her over the next few years. So... I'm thinking it might be best to just have them trapped and put to sleep. I know that isn't what you want to hear
but ferals don't do well when relocated. Ferals (cats in general) can become very territorial and relocating them is really a last resort that is so complex - so many won't take on the task. I helped my father relocate a feral colony - never again. If he was a poster here, he'd tell you the same thing. It was a lot of work and they really don't have a very good life expectancy (something like 2-5 years).
shelters, no... places, I dunno...
I've been in and out of the shelter a great deal lately.... and I have to say I've had a change of heart these last few months. The shelter has cages and cages of kittens & cats needing homes, just stacked on top of each other and sadly, most will never find one. They will be put to sleep. I never ever thought I'd post this but ferals need to be fixed and that requires resources and resources cost money... and money for charitable pet organizations and rescue is so precious in these economic times that wasting it or spending it on ferals seems rather pointless when so many lovable kittens/cats will be put down due to the fact there isn't enough homes.
The reality really is worse than I imagined. My mother was a foster for the HS back in the 70's and 80's and I used to work with her and never saw things this full before.
Now saying that hurts me... because I have a feral that I have rehabilitated to be a pet. Now granted, she isn't a pet under many people's definition of a pet but we are okay with her. My husband and I have agreed that we won't do it again. She's 9 now and has health problems that are directly associated to her poor kitten health and we may have to make some tough decisions with her over the next few years. So... I'm thinking it might be best to just have them trapped and put to sleep. I know that isn't what you want to hear
It was a lot of work and they really don't have a very good life expectancy (something like 2-5 years).
thank you so much for sharing your experiences with me...I did just realize as of today, that we shouldn't relocate them...
feralcatrescue
You can try these people. While they probably won't take the cat, I know they will at least fix the cat for no more little cats.
You can try these people. While they probably won't take the cat, I know they will at least fix the cat for no more little cats.
thank you...no they will not take the cats. Already called them. I am looking for a low cost spay/neuter. found out today, or suspect, that one of the cats is expecting again...I have to have them trapped soon...we'll need help with that too, I imagine!
FoFVolunteer
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Feral Cat Rescue has a grant atm for FREE spay/neuters for cats in st. marys area. There are posters about it in Petco california and several flyers in Peppers Pet Pantry. I believe our grant is for calvert based kitties for our spay neuter.
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frequentflier
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There are no posters that I am aware of in my stores from FCR. We do have one from the Humane Society of Calvert County for free spay/neuter for cats in the tri county area. I did suggest via PM that Mudpuddle contact them. The flier was given to me 1 1/2 months ago and I am not sure if the grant money is still available or if it has been used up.
FoFVolunteer
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May have mixed up the 2yes, thank you for the suggestion! I did try calling several times and only got a recording that Sally was not available-but she still is there which is great news!
I will be calling her again today!
I will let you know if they still spay/neuter for free!