What percentage of cats in the UK are neutered?
In 2012, 86% of cats were spayed and neutered in the UK (RSPCA). In 2017, 90% of cats were spayed and neutered (PDSA). For a stable cat population there needs to be a 92% neutering and spaying rate.
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One fifth of US cat owners deliberately let their female cat become pregnant
Twenty percent (20% – one fifth) of cat owners let their female cat become pregnant and have a litter of kittens before being spayed. On average these cats gave birth …
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Increased Female Cat Spaying is the Principal Answer to Cat Population Control
An RSPCA report states that in order for the domestic cat population to be stable (i.e. neither increasing or decreasing) the domestic cat neutering rate needs to be 92%. This …
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In Germany Un-neutered Tomcats Will No Longer be Allowed to Roam Free
The agriculture minister of Germany, Christian Schmidt, has declared that male cats who have not been neutered will not be allowed to leave the family home and roam free. What …
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Paediatric spay/neuter does no long-term harm. True or False?
It was World Spay Day on the 23rd of this month: an opportune moment to discuss this topic. This is partly a critique of the Catster.com article by Jane Kelley. …
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Tina Briggs rescues and rehomes 15 feral kittens and cats
Black Earth, WI, USA: with the help of colleagues Dan and Judy, Tina Briggs saved, restored to health, spayed, neutered and re-homed, fifteen feral kittens and cats who were living …
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Cat Behavior After Spaying
I believe that some people are searching for information about whether a cat’s behaviour after spaying changes because they believe that a queen needs to have a litter of kittens …
Cat domestication requires that the cat undergoes surgery
This is a “cat thought” for Sunday 22nd June. It is a great day weather wise and I am in the garden. It sounds odd but the truth is that …
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