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One of my LJ Friends, Allthingsshiny works in a county shelter in So California.
She has just made the dreaded announcement: "It's Kitten Season at the Shelter"
Kitten Season is horrible :( Hundreds of "unwanted" kittens are coming into the shelter, it's a recognizable seasonal pattern. And there **are not** enough homes for them. I don't have to say what that means, so you can figure it out why this is a dreaded time of year for shelter workers :(
K. says the "Professional Breeders" community helped defeat the mandatory spay/neuter law that was recently up for vote in CA.
So, we "Card Carrying" members of the ASPCA & HSUS & countless other wildlife organizations who promote animal care laws will keep proposing it till it DOES pass.
My Rant:
I personally think "puppy mills" and "kitten mills" should be outlawed, and anyone caught breeding a cat or dog, just to sell it's offspring should be prosecuted.
This does not mean that I am "down" on puppies and kittens~~ it just my personal conviction that there are just not enough homes for the animals currently in animal shelters as is, so there is NO need for puppy and cat mills which breed even more.
There should be laws mandating that all cats and dogs be "fixed". Because something drastic does now have to be done to get the dog /cat population under control, and prevent the thousands of homeless animals that are destroyed daily in us shelters because no there are no homes for them.
Once the stray /homeless animal population is more controlled, and the "spare" animal population is starting to "dry up" then County Animal Shelters could do some controlled breeding. People could then come adopt dogs or cats, paying for the first round of vaccinations, and of course, the spay/neutering fee. And of course, I would like that the adoption fees were kept reasonable so that animals would NOT become luxury items, or status symbols.
Well *climbs off her soapbox*
Till the laws against puppy/kitten mills do come into effect, there is something we can do to help control the populations of "homeless" or "stray" animals:
http://www.alleycat.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=434
If you're a dog oriented person and wish to help prevent endless stray and homeless dogs, see this link
http://www.charityguide.org/volunteer/fewhours/spay-neuter.htm
To find out what you can do to campaign for Mandatory Spay/ Neuter, or similar legislation in your area, send $5 to The Fund for Animals, 808 Alamo Dr., Suite 306, Vacaville, CA 95688, or call 707-451-1306.
Thanks!
Chatrient
She has just made the dreaded announcement: "It's Kitten Season at the Shelter"
Kitten Season is horrible :( Hundreds of "unwanted" kittens are coming into the shelter, it's a recognizable seasonal pattern. And there **are not** enough homes for them. I don't have to say what that means, so you can figure it out why this is a dreaded time of year for shelter workers :(
K. says the "Professional Breeders" community helped defeat the mandatory spay/neuter law that was recently up for vote in CA.
So, we "Card Carrying" members of the ASPCA & HSUS & countless other wildlife organizations who promote animal care laws will keep proposing it till it DOES pass.
My Rant:
I personally think "puppy mills" and "kitten mills" should be outlawed, and anyone caught breeding a cat or dog, just to sell it's offspring should be prosecuted.
This does not mean that I am "down" on puppies and kittens~~ it just my personal conviction that there are just not enough homes for the animals currently in animal shelters as is, so there is NO need for puppy and cat mills which breed even more.
There should be laws mandating that all cats and dogs be "fixed". Because something drastic does now have to be done to get the dog /cat population under control, and prevent the thousands of homeless animals that are destroyed daily in us shelters because no there are no homes for them.
Once the stray /homeless animal population is more controlled, and the "spare" animal population is starting to "dry up" then County Animal Shelters could do some controlled breeding. People could then come adopt dogs or cats, paying for the first round of vaccinations, and of course, the spay/neutering fee. And of course, I would like that the adoption fees were kept reasonable so that animals would NOT become luxury items, or status symbols.
Well *climbs off her soapbox*
Till the laws against puppy/kitten mills do come into effect, there is something we can do to help control the populations of "homeless" or "stray" animals:
http://www.alleycat.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=434
If you're a dog oriented person and wish to help prevent endless stray and homeless dogs, see this link
http://www.charityguide.org/volunteer/fewhours/spay-neuter.htm
To find out what you can do to campaign for Mandatory Spay/ Neuter, or similar legislation in your area, send $5 to The Fund for Animals, 808 Alamo Dr., Suite 306, Vacaville, CA 95688, or call 707-451-1306.
Thanks!
Chatrient