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Cat overpopulation is everyone's problem. Whether it is your neighbor's cats digging in your garden, howling and spraying during mating season or the stray that has a litter under your deck, the community is affected. In addition, there is needless suffering of the cats. Many outdoor cats are malnourished, sick and often injured.
In 1997 shelters in New Jersey adopted 20,990 cats. However an additional 5,389 were dead on arrival and 31,597 cats were euthanized. These are typical numbers many years. Simply stated, there are not enough homes for them all. We must work together to solve this problem. One unaltered female cat and her offspring will produce 420,000 cats in their lifetime. |
SPAY / NEUTER MYTHS:
MYTH: A female cat or dog must have at least one litter before she is spayed.
FACT: Your female cat or dog will not miss having a litter at all. The sooner she is spayed, the less likely she is to suffer from the stress of heat periods.
MYTH: Neutering a male cat or dog will make him fat or lazy.
FACT: Neutering a male pet makes him a better companion. He will be less likely to run off or fight with other males. Food, not surgery makes animals fat.
MYTH: The operation is painful to an animal, male or female.
FACT: The surgery is simple, painless, and performed under anesthesia. Most cats and dogs are back to normal the next day. Actually the operation can help prevent some health problems common to dogs and cats later on.
MYTH: One more litter won't contribute very much to pet overpopulation.
FACT: Each litter matters. Don't be blind to the consequences of delivering litters to shelters or to the open arms of neighborhood kids.
MYTH: The operation is too expensive.
FACT: Many low cost spay and neuter programs are available to everyone. Call your local shelter or veterinarian to get details.
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| Triboro Animal Shelter actively battles the cat overpopulation problem. Here's how you can help:
1. NEVER let an unaltered cat outside.
2. Spay or neuter your own pet as soon as it is six months old.
Low Cost Spaying/Neutering Program
3. Please donate to the
Tri-Boro Animal Welfare Cat Overpopulation Fund: PO Box 171, Butler, NJ 07405.
Working together with our community, we hope to eliminate this problem.
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