Archive for the 'Kittens' Category

Well not really…… Rocky Mountain Alley Cat Alliance is distributing dime sized condoms as a lark. Marketing genius I think. And a great way to promote the continual need for spaying and neutering of cats nationwide.  Their “Beat the Heat” campaign is intended to promote The Feline Fix.

The Alliance celebrated it’s first anniversary on July 15th. Happy Birthday! With the assistance of generous donors they are the largest high quality, high volume spay/neuter cat clinic in Denver. And can offer low cost spay/neuter cat surgeries.

It will knock $5 off its surgery fees ($35 for tame cats, $20 for feral cats) for “cat guardians” who mention “Beat The Heat” when making a reservation at 303-202-3516 or www.rmaca.org.

With economic downturn adding to crisis of shelter overcrowding the euthanasia rate has more than doubled across the country.

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Aren’t these kittens adorable?! With it being the 1st of July the annual Adopt a Cat month of June for this year has now passed. But unfortunately that has not ended the urgent need for cat adoptions.

The weather is heating up across the country and kitten season is well underway.  Adult cats come out from hiding and reproduce. On average, female cats that haven’t been spayed have two or three litters per year, with one to eight kittens per litter.

Shelters have limited space and are overwhelmed.  This is compounded with communities suffering from natural disasters. And with the economic downturn people are unable financially to keep their pets.

Creativity is the operative word for how shelters are trying to reduce number of cats/pets waiting to be adopted:

• low cost spay and neutering to reduce number of kittens
• adoption fees waived
• purchase two cats for price of one
• fostering a cat

Resources:

adoptapet.com

ASPCA

Local Feral Cat Groups

Petfinder.com

SpayUSA

PeTA has enlisted the help of “Octomom”, Nadya Suleman to help promote spay & neutering of pets to pet owners. For $5,000 and a month’s supply of veggie dogs and veggie burgers she will place the above noted ad on her front lawn in La Habra, California, at 11 a.m today.

Already the ad has garnered attention from major media outlets for free; CNN, NBC, AOL News,  E! Online, USA Today, and the New York Post. With “kitten season” now underway it seems that this current focus on “Octomom” is well deserved.

Animal Birth Control

1. Up to 8 million dogs and cats inhabit shelters annually. At least half of these animals are euthanized.
2. 25% of animals at shelters are purebreds.
3. Female dogs and cats in heat have to fend off male animals without much success.
4. Spaying and neutering is a life saver for overall health and well being of your dog or cat.
5. Spaying and neutering puppies and kittens is cost effective.
6. With so many animals in need of good homes adoption is a life saver.

Following is video of above noted PeTA ad being unveiled.  Must say listening to paparazzi is very annoying.

Source: PETA

One can never get enough of watching kittens wander about while mom comes to the rescue….

The unquestioning and unconditional love of a mother….what a gift!

How can one resist these cute kitties at play!  I think mom is hanging out in the background monitoring….