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Unplanned kittens: the scourge of the cat ownership world

There is no doubt in my mind that the scourge of the cat ownership world is unplanned kittens. However, sometimes they are planned by which I mean the owner allows a female cat to become pregnant and have kittens because they think a “mother” means that experience to feel whole and happy ?. Wrong. However …

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Lack of volunteers to help out Offaly County SPCA

Nobody volunteered to help feral cats in Offaly, Republic of Ireland

An organiser of the Offaly SPCA Facebook page lost their cool after nobody came forward in response to an urgent request for volunteers to help a colony of community cats. I have published screenshots of the Facebook post requesting help and after no one came forward the exasperated response. It is quite telling and sad …

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Sasy Pants

Rare Sphynx cat up for adoption at animal shelter but is unwanted

It is ironic, very ironic that this classic looking purebred hairless cat, a Sphynx called ‘Sassy Pants’, has been relinquished to a animal shelter, adopted twice and returned twice. It appears that she is unpopular, almost unwanted and yet breeders breed these cats because they believe that they are desirable. “She is super friendly and …

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Cat shelter with no cats

Extraordinary photograph of cat shelter with no cats – success!

CBC reports that Lincoln County Humane Society has nothing but empty cages at it shelter on Fourth Avenue in St Catherines. They say that usually the shelter is close to capacity or overcapacity. The executive director Kevin Strooband agreed that it was “a monumental day”. However, he did remind us that a lot of shelters …

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Three unwanted cats from the south ending up north

Mississippi transports away to the north-east irresponsible pet ownership

Annually, Mississippi exports, by transporting them away, hundreds of unwanted cats and dogs to the north-east were there is a higher demand because of low supply. There is a low supply in the north-east because the area has a more enlightened approach to pet ownership. If a state like Mississippi transports to the north-east of …

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Woman and kittens

Women’s ‘Biological Urge’ is behind the 20% of US women who don’t spay their female cat

I recently wrote about the 20% of American women who want their female cat to experience giving birth before spaying her. A study reveals that the reason behind this important ‘problem’ is attitude not a lack of knowledge about the problems of unwanted cats and full shelters. What is the root of this attitude problem? …

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