This awesome video was created by the Alliance for Humane Action, a new humane (not human) resource network for Northern Illinois. "Whether you're looking for a low cost spay and neuter clinic, a feral cat program, or help for an injured turtle you found on the side of the road, our Resource Network, once complete, will be the place to find the best resource."
My dear friend Deb is one of the group's cofounders. (It's though her that I found my naughty cat Kirby).
Click here to read her blog.
I know that some of you are thinking, "That video is cute, but I want my cats to be 'free' and 'natural' and don't want to 'fix' them.
Well, consider these sad statistics from PAWS:
- One female cat and her offspring can produce over 420,000 cats in seven years!
- Euthanasia is the #1 killer of cats.
- 80% of impounded cats are killed in shelters every year!
- Only 2% of impounded cats are reunited with their owners.
- In 2004, 24,092 cats and dogs were killed in Chicago's
shelters because there were not enough homes for
unwanted animals.
- Spaying and neutering stops the cycle of breeding.
For info on free or low-cost neuter and spay in Chicago, go here.
This is wonderful. Too wonderful not to post again on my blog. All the vet clinics should have it on their customer websites. No?
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