I probably don't need to post this, as Im sure that others have covered it,
but I have to throw my two cents in this well.
John, there is NO WHERE that doesn't have a problem with an over abundance
of cats.. ok maybe the artics, but seriously. In the US (and I see by
your
road@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
reply you are most likely in the us) there are unknown
billions - yes BILLIONS of feral and stray cats. You may feel you are in
a
position to provide for a female cat and one or two of her kittens, and
you
may know you can find homes for the remainder of the litter, but that is
six
cats that are going to be killed because you are so selfish. you would be
directly responsible for the loss of homes for the homeless. (assuming a
litter of six, which is pretty standard, and assuming you find this
unaltered female that was homeless) not to mention what is going to happen
in six months when they mate again, and by that time your tom is going to
impregnate the female kittens as well (I have fostered pregnant cats that
young before) and Im not even going to go down the road that your tom
has
most likely been the father of a few sets of kittens.
People's ignorance regarding the over population is staggering. Do some
research. Seriously.
"John" <road@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>I stayed up all saturday night. I was busy on my computer doing work,
> and also freeing up space by burning some video clips I have to DVD.
> At 3am I checked outside and called him and whistled. I saw one of his
> female friends next door hiding in the drive under some cars and
> scampering towards the front garden. No sign of him though.
>
> I was going to go out looking for him at 7am just at sunrise when I
> thought there would be more chance of spotting him. At 6am though I
> was downstairs and just popped outside the door, whistled and called
> him. And he came ru****ng up our driveway! Couldn't believe it! He
> wouldn't stop miaowing. He didn't look like he had lost weight or
> anything so we still firmly believe someone in the neighbourhood is
> feeding the cats. He was very hungry though and ate tonnes and tonnes
> of wet and dry food and drank loads too.
>
> He was also quite filthy. His beautiful white bib was dirty. I
> believe that part of the time for maybe the last couple of days he may
> have been into a coal chute or in someones garage and couldn't work
> out how to get out for a while. The first two days I'm pretty certain
> that someone else has been feeding him because one of the neighbours
> who telephone has a male tomcat who is neutered and he had been
> missing for a week as well. Our cat may have even tried to visit a
> large Rottweiler who lives not too far away who he used to live with
> and grew up with from being a kitten. He may have spotted him with his
> owner and tried to follow.
>
> As far as the neutering goes yes I take your point and believe me it
> has been and is being discussed. However you should note that I am not
> the owner of the cat, my sister is as I have stated previously, and it
> is not my liberty or right legally to have anything done.
>
> I'd also like to say that my sister is not irresponsible. She had
> intended to get him neutered at 6 months of age but went through a
> very difficult period in her life at that time and it just didn't get
> done.
>
> Also a lot of people have commented that it is contributing to the cat
> overpopulation etc. Yet you don't know what region or even country we
> live in, it may just be an assumption, and you don't know whether we
> have a cat overpopulation problem here or not, you also don't know our
> personal cir***stances.
>
> We might be quite affluent and may intend to get a female cat for him
> and have kittens which we may keep one or two of them and let other
> people we know take the others as pets, and after they had the kittens
> we may then intend to get them neutered and spayed. I am just being
> hypothetical here (we don't intend to do that;) I am just making the
> point that its not really good to judge unless you know all the facts
> of the situation. We may live in a country of animal lovers, a country
> where there isn't any cat population problems, an area without many
> other cats, a country where it is illegal to neuter or spay a cat, or
> even a country where it is quite normal for domestic cats to roam
> freely to help with rodent or bird problems, and for their population
> to be controlled by nature and the laws of natural selection. I am
> just saying here that you just simply 'don't know' so should reserve
> judgement.
>
> Personally I have nothing against neutering, spaying or vasectomising
> cats, and it is probably a good thing to have done and has it's
> benefits. It does depend on the cir***stances. It most cases it is
> probably a good thing to have it done especially in areas with lots of
> cats.
>
> The only thing I am personally completely against as far as cats go is
> declawing and confining indoors. I've said my piece on that in this
> group in the past though and don't feel the need to say any more or
> start an argument with those that disagree. That is their choice as
> owners of the cats, well as long as it is legal to do in the country
> they live in, and it is also my sisters right what she does or doesn't
> do with her cat. I suspect she probably will have him neutered and
> possibly quite soon but that is her decision and I won't influence it.
>
> The main thing is that he is now back home and my sister is very
> relieved. They were a bit bemused that he came to me simply when I
> called him from the door, when they had spent hours searching the area
> and doing a mass leaflet drop that cost a lot of money ;) They will
> probably be getting phone calls for the next couple of weeks from
> people spotting him.
>
> He has been really affectionate since being back though, rolling
> around on the floor, miaowing a lot and especially purring loads. He
> has been pampered quite a lot since his return.
>
> John
>
>
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