Show You Care — Neuter Your Cat
Sunday, March 29th, 2009Show You Care — Neuter Your Cat
The hordes of homeless and feral cats everywhere are growing by leaps and bounds, and finally people are beginning to wake up to the necessity of neutering their cats.
Population Explosion
Because cats can reproduce several times a year, and kittens mature Стиральные машины Ретона quickly, just 2 feral cats (the wild offspring of domestic cats) can quickly become 2,000. In fact, the feline reproduction statistics are staggering. 2 uncontrolled breeding cats produce: 2 litters a year, at a survival rate of 2.8 kittens per litter. Continued breeding will produce 12 cats the first year, 66 cats the second year, 2,201 cats in the third year, 3,822 cats in the fourth year, 12,680 cats in the fifth year, and on and on . . .
Unaltered Cats Spread Disease
Many lcd телевизоры Sanyo of these feral cats are actually unaltered pet микроволновая печь Hansa cats (or their offspring) that were released by owners адриана лима рост who could no longer care for them. A colony of feral cats can spread diseases among pet cats and dogs in the area.
Even when these cats are fairly healthy, they are usually infested with fleas. Hungry cats will raid trash
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