Feral Cats Released Too Soon after Spaying Operation under TNR Program...
The Humane Society Of Tampa Bay are releasing neutered and spayed feral cats the next day under TNR programs. I am told that the usual period for female spayed cats is 7 to 10 days in a cone to prevent...
View ArticleMass spaying and neutering might leave us with less nice cats
“..the widespread adoption of early neutering by the most responsible cat owners risks pushing the domestic cat genetics back gradually towards the wild, away from their current domesticate state.” (Dr...
View ArticleIncreased 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 means that 92% of...
View ArticleRogue Unskilled TNR Person Botches TNR Operation on Wandering Domestic Cat?
How do people engaged in trap-neuter-return distinguish between feral cats and scruffy outside cats? A story from Fox 46, an online newspaper, concerning a domestic cat got me thinking about how the...
View ArticleSituation critical at rural NC animal shelter after 62 cats arrive in only 2...
There is a crisis in animal shelters all over North and South Carolina. Despite local area groups efforts to promote low-cost and free spay/neuter shelters are still overflowing with pregnant or mother...
View ArticleThe spaying of pregnant cats at shelters
Summary: There are very real ethical and moral issues in spaying pregnant cats at shelters. Are there policies in place to deal with this situation? When a pregnancy is near full-term the kittens are...
View ArticleAn unusual photograph of sterilized cats from Lumpini Park, Bangkok, Thailand
I was browsing the Internet and this photograph caught my eye. My initial thought was that the cats had been killed. This is what it looked like at first glance but then I noticed the tincture of...
View ArticleWomen’s ‘Biological Urge’ is behind the 20% of US women who don’t spay their...
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...
View ArticleCanada Is Reducing Cat Overpopulation the Humane Way
An updating report to one carried out five years ago by the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies tells us that progress has been made in reducing the number of unwanted cats in the country but more...
View ArticleWhat 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....
View ArticleResult of Cat Spaying Operation in Flank Looks Ghastly
This is the end result of a left flank spaying operation which looks very untidy. The incision looks messy and so do the stitches. There are question marks about the quality of the veterinary care in...
View ArticleWould Obligatory Sterilization of Domestic Cats Lead to Their Extinction?
It is an interesting thought. The authorities at various levels in several countries including at national level are considering introducing mandatory sterilization of domestic cats and linking it to...
View ArticleThe look on mamma cat’s face….
The expression on mamma cat's face while she is nursing her very young kittens is priceless. Who said that domestic cats don't have facial expressions? I think she is regretting not having the...
View ArticleArguing Against Surgical Removal Of Ovaries Or Testes
A visitor has cogently argued against the convention of removing the ovaries or testes (spaying and neutering) on the basis that there might not be an overpopulation issue and on health and behavior...
View ArticleLactating Feral Cat Spayed (Photograph)
Without TNR volunteers being aware of it, they spayed a female cat who had apparently just given birth and was lactating. One of the volunteers noticed that her “mammary glands are swollen” and asked...
View ArticleHow many cats can one pair produce?
I refer to domestic cats as I’m sure the question in the title is targeted at domestic and not wild cats. Although it’s a point worth making because domestication of the cat has led to an almost...
View ArticleAnti-spay and neuter comment “How about if we don’t try to force our opinions...
This is the response by a person who commented on a Facebook thread where an animal advocate asked people to please spay and neuter their pets. The comment below first made me think this person is...
View ArticleThe spaying of pregnant cats at shelters
Summary: There are very real ethical and moral issues in spaying pregnant cats at shelters. Are there policies in place to deal with this situation? When a pregnancy is near full-term the kittens are...
View ArticleAn unusual photograph of sterilized cats from Lumpini Park, Bangkok, Thailand
I was browsing the Internet and this photograph caught my eye. My initial thought was that the cats had been killed. This is what it looked like at first glance but then I noticed the tincture of...
View ArticleWomen’s ‘Biological Urge’ is behind the 20% of US women who don’t spay their...
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...
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