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National Feral Cat Day Didn’t Go As Planned

10,000 Birds

Residents point to what the cats are leaving behind as a big component of their frustration – as it draws flies, causes foul odor, kills plants and grass and frequently gets trampled on. “Obviously the Spay, Neuter, Release program is just not working – cause where are the kittens coming from.”

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On Dominance and Animal Birth Control

Animal Person

When taking the issue to simplest common denominator, spaying/neutering is essentially exercising human dominance over non-human animals. But my stance is also categorized under Gray Matters because, in my perfect world, we wouldn't be spaying or neutering anybody. And this is one of them. But who cares about me?

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

We’ve been educating, helping and begging people to spay and neuter their animals for years, but three million to four million cats and dogs still die in shelters every year because of simple math: too many animals, not enough worthy adoptive homes. This crisis calls for mandatory spay and neuter legislation.

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That Awkward Moment With Feral Cats and Family

10,000 Birds

It started with donation requests for spay and neutering cats but then quickly transferred to a trap, neuter and release organization. She captured the cats, the “mom” kitty and her kittens were all taken from their neighborhood where they were not wanted, all were fixed and then…all were released in her yard.