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I´ve learned we have to work from two directions.
We have been working hard to take care of homeless cats but it seems like the number of cats never decrease.
Of course homeless cats get kittens outside but it seems to be so many social cats who recently must have had a home.
Some of them have been abandoned when they got sexually mature and started to mark territory indoors with urine.
It would help if they got spayed/neutered although it takes some weeks before the hormones leave the body.

Some cats are loved familymembers but they get lost-a door happened to be open, a travelcage is broken.
If they are spayed/neutered and marked with ID they have a better chance to come back to their families.
And the females don´t have to have litter after litter outdoors
 
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It was spay day feb 28th in the U.S.
 
Cats in France
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They are promoting TNR in France and here is a petition for it.
Actually there are 2 but if you want to sign they want you to sign one of them.
http://www.feline-heaven.com/petition

In Sweden they are plans for a another animal protection law.
It might be good in many ways, but not for feral cats.
We who cares about feral cats know the solution isn´t to kill the ferals.
They have done it for so many years and the result is we have more homeless cats than ever

Here is a swedish petition to legalize TNR in Sweden.
It´s a google translation of the text

I am very disappointed that the only "solution" that the State Public Inquiry presents for feral cats are killing. The proposal involves the pure Swedish desire to sweep the streets of unwanted animals, such as to dispose of stray dogs in the Balkans. A "solution" that has never worked before, and neither will work this time.

The report argues not only unethical but also unrealistic and "solution" lacks both the logic of reality. Besides killing is not an efficient way to reduce the population of wild cats, it is no longer a widely accepted approach. Internationally, you can see with wonder at the Swedish handling of the cat issue, a management that is at odds with developments in other countries. Public opinion and the general opinion in Sweden is clearly against the killing of healthy animals.

To advocate the killing of healthy animals because they do not meet certain requirements, in this case social skills with human behavior, shows an incredible arrogance in terms djurindividens entitled to their own lives. To make this recommendation despite the overwhelming evidence is given that these animals using the method of Trap Neuter Return (TNR) can have satisfactory wildlife adapted to their own needs, have nothing to do with animal welfare!

I want to TNR in Sweden, as in many other countries in the world, becomes a legal method to work with in terms of feral cats!

http://tnr-metoden.se/kampanj/protestera/

I would be happy if you sign the petitions for both french and swedish cats.

Michael said it´s our children about the children in the world.
I think it´s the same with cats, it´s our cats and we need to protect them and make a better place for them wherever they live.

You have to confirm your signature in the swedish petition, you get a mail.
 
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Is it heaven for cats
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or Hell
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I don´t know the truth but I have some questions
Do they vaccinate all cats regulary,do they see all cats every day,even the ferals?
(I had a feral cat who lived with my son and me for 6 weeks before I told him about her , he had no idea about her.Ferals can be really good to hide.)
Cats can be dominant and prevent other low ranking cats to come and get food,are they sure every cat gets food?
Aren´t all cats spayed or neutered?
Do all cat get veterinarian care when it´s needed?
If a cat is very sick or seriously injured ,it`s suffering ,will never recover despite treatments do a veterinarian euthanize them or do they have to suffer until they die of themselves?
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It was hell for most of them

"Since Monday, February 26, the ASPCA’s Field Investigations and Response (FIR) team has been in northern Florida managing the removal of hundreds of cats from an overwhelmed cat sanctuary known as Caboodle Ranch. We joined the effort at the request of Madison County Animal Control and the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, which obtained a search warrant following a thorough investigation of the sanctuary that spanned more than a year.

The cats were found living in overcrowded and filthy conditions. Many are exhibiting signs of severe neglect and appear to be suffering from upper respiratory conditions and eye infections, among a host of other medical issues. Some sick cats were housed together but not separated by their afflictions, allowing for the unfettered transmission of various diseases. Responders have found numerous deceased and decomposing cats on the property, as well as multiple shallow grave sites.

“This is a tragic situation. Caboodle Ranch was clearly overwhelmed with hundreds of cats in dire need of medical treatment,” says Tim Rickey, Senior Director of the ASPCA’s FIR team. “The sanctuary had no adoption or spay/neuter programs in place to manage its population.”
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700 Cats Pulled from Florida “Sanctuary” This Week
March 2, 2012



With nearly 700 cats already removed from the property, this is the largest number of cats the ASPCA has ever seized in the course of an animal cruelty investigation—and efforts to locate them all are ongoing. The rescued animals have been relocated to a temporary shelter in Jacksonville, where veterinary, sheltering, and behavior teams are assessing, diagnosing, treating and caring for them.

ASPCA responders are struck by the stark difference between the version of the Caboodle Ranch presented on its website and the reality on the ground. “There are some extremely sick animals,” says one ASPCA volunteer. “Most are not at death’s door, but there are very, very few who are completely healthy.” She also notes that the majority of the cats are friendly and eager for human contact: “Four hundred of them just walked right into our carriers.”

More than 100 responders are assisting the ASPCA with the investigation"

"The founder and operator of Caboodle Ranch, Craig Grant, has been arrested and charged with one count of felony animal cruelty, three counts of cruelty to animals and one count of scheming to defraud. The cats are currently considered evidence in the criminal case, but the ASPCA will work on placement of the animals once their final disposition has been determined by the prosecutor."


http://www.aspca.org/news/700-cats-pulled-from-florida-sanctuary-this-week

I hope they find loving homes for the cats
 
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I´m not sure if it was people from PETA who alarmed the authorities,one or more members from PETA worked as volunteers undercover
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A man is proven innocent until proven guilty
http://www.caboodleranch.com/
It reminds me of another man who did nothing wrong.........
 
I´m not sure what PETA means with no-kill myth.
There can be bad no-kill shelters and there can be good ones.
I believe they start with good intentions but there are so many cats who needs help and you think just another cat and then you just can´t handle the situation and close your eyes for the animals suffering.
A good no-kill shelter for me is a shelter were you can adopt cats/kittens, there is a staff and not only run by one person,there are volunteers and I think it´s nice if it says something on the homepage what the volunteers do.
All cats are fixed of course and have their shots.
They are busy taking care of the cats but I think it´s nice if they can give advise to catowners who wants to surrender their cats to them for behavior reason.
I think it´s good if they support TNR but they don´t have to work with it themselves.
Many catshelters have a waitinglist and if there is a female cat living outdoors and it takes a year before the shelter can take her then you can imagine there will be many kittens if she isn´t neutered

Some stories from volunteers
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Love bridge feral cat colony
 
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Some say they want their cat to have one litter of kittens and then they will get the cat neutered.The kittens will get the best food,vaccinated and dewormed.There are friends who want kittens.
Maybe the friends would think it would be nice when the kittens grow up to let them have kittens etc

 
Romancats,Torre Argentina

"The Ruins
As you probably know Roman cats have always found shelter amongst the ancient ruins in our city. The numerous postcards here of cats sitting on stumps of old Roman columns, cat napping on the foot of an emperor's statue, or just lounging near the Colosseum testify to the deep rooted image cats have in our city.

Shelter
Torre Argentina is home to about 250 feline friends, sheltered amongst the oldest temples in Rome (400-300 BC). Seven days a week volunteers from different countries, feed, clean and look after them.

Visitors
Visitors are always welcome to look around, visit the cats and browse the CatShop or adopt one of the cats at a distance ... all to help our little friends.

A workday at Torre Argentina
We've organized our workdays to begin at 8 A.M. with cleaning and disinfecting cages. Due to our confined quarters and the ease with which diseases spread, this job is one of the most important for our volunteers. Next, food is distributed to the cats in the underground shelter along with those that live permanently outdoors among the ruins. While feeding the outdoor cats, the volunteers must keep a vigilant eye out for sick or newly abandoned ones who must be caught, treated, vaccinated, spayed and neutered. "

http://www.romancats.com/index_eng.php

It´s all for LOVE
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Do you love a cat like Winky?
 
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It doesn´t matter if you are black or white, or black and white
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I agree!:D

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Oregon Humane Society Has 28 pound Cat Up For Adoption

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The Oregon Humane Society (OHS) is looking for a home for 28-pound Walter the cat.

The Portland shelter says Walter, who was brought in last week, is one of the largest cats its ever received.

“This cat is looking for a workout partner to help him lose weight in the new year,” said OHS executive director Sharon Harmon in a statement. “Obese cats are no laughing matter, and we will give a free bag of low-calorie cat food and a laser pointer for exercise to whoever adopts Walter.”

On Thursday OHS will hold its Lucky 12 adoption campaign, in which all adult cats and rabbits will have an adoption fee of $12.

Oregon Humane Society Has 28 pound Cat Up For Adoption
 
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The Oregon Humane Society (OHS) is looking for a home for 28-pound Walter the cat.

The Portland shelter says Walter, who was brought in last week, is one of the largest cats its ever received.

“This cat is looking for a workout partner to help him lose weight in the new year,” said OHS executive director Sharon Harmon in a statement. “Obese cats are no laughing matter, and we will give a free bag of low-calorie cat food and a laser pointer for exercise to whoever adopts Walter.”

On Thursday OHS will hold its Lucky 12 adoption campaign, in which all adult cats and rabbits will have an adoption fee of $12.

Oregon Humane Society Has 28 pound Cat Up For Adoption
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Poor cat
 
Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon FCCO
It started with a group of veterinarians who saw the feral cats problem and came to the conclusion the best way to reduce the overpopulation was TNR program
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"Taking care of animals is about our own humanity,it´s about the kind of community we want to live in.
How we treat the animals living here is how about who we are"
It´s wise words

"TNR in Action! Amie K. moved to Newberg last August to a
property that had a few cats. Within two weeks females were giving
birth, and by fall she had 41 cats. In two days she was able to trap
all of them: 17 males and 24 females. If not for our services the
female cats could easily have produced an additional 96 kittens this
spring. Instead, no new kittens will be born into this colony!"
 
It can be hard to take care of foster kittens, but it´s a pleasure too
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A street where people don´t spay/neuter their cats and don´t care about the kittens they get.
But someone cares
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Humans: The Number One Threat to Wildlife


Leading biologists, climate scientists, and environmental watchdogs all agree—humans’ own impact on the environment is without a doubt the number one cause of species loss.

Habitat destruction, fragmentation, and modification caused by human-led activities (i.e., industrial and residential development, logging, crop farming, livestock grazing, mining, road and dam building, and pesticide use) have taken an extreme toll on threatened and endangered wildlife populations at an alarming rate. With breeding grounds devastated and access to food and other resources diminishing, it’s no wonder that we’ve seen such a decline in species diversity.

Yet we still see—in the press, in non-peer-reviewed publications, and in public policy—people blaming wildlife decline on cats. Sidestepping the issue of human destruction to focus on trivial but sensational issues, such as the so-called ‘cat versus bird’ debate, only diverts attention away from the enormous and far more dangerous impact of humans.

The Danger of Development
A 2010 report from the scientific fellowship The Royal Society concludes that “never before has a single species driven such profound changes to the habitats, composition and climate of the planet…”1 The report also ominously states that “there are very strong indications that the current rate of species extinctions far exceeds anything in the fossil record.” The message is clear: humans are having an unprecedented impact on the planet—and species are going extinct at an unprecedented rate.

In America alone, the fast-growing population and even faster development of land is wiping out habitats like never before. Between 1990 and 2000, the US population grew by 33 million people, the greatest increase the country has ever seen. Population growth from 2000 to 2010 added another 27 million people.2 Experts predict that this rapid population growth will continue, adding another 23 million people each decade for the next 30 years.3 That’s 69 million people more in the United States.

Worse, America’s demand for resources is outpacing our already troublesome population growth. According to the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) almost one-sixth of the land developed over the entire history of our country occurred in a ten-year period, from 1982 to 1992.4 And while our population grew by less than 50% from 1960 to 1990, the amount of developed land in all US metropolitan areas more than doubled.5 Researchers at Brookings Institution predict that by the year 2030, half of the buildings in which we live, work, and shop will have been built after the year 2000.6

Our rapid expansion—and even faster use of resources—has destroyed or disconnected vital wildlife habitat. Since Europeans first settled the continent, 27 ecosystem types have already declined by as much as 98%.7 Most of the species who call these ecosystems home are not adaptable to the human landscape that is left them. If our current development and population growth continue unchecked, the serious loss of animal species will continue for decades to come—unless we do something now to address the human threat.

The Human Impact on Birds
Opponents of Trap-Neuter-Return, the sound and effective approach for feral cat colonies, often blame cats for bird species decline, but humans are by far the biggest threat to bird species. The exponential population growth and vast expansion discussed above has left little land untouched by human development, modification, fragmentation, and pollution.

And so millions of bird deaths occur every year due to human activities—nearly 100 million from colliding with windows, 80 million from collisions with automobiles, and about 70 million from exposure to pesticides.8 Our own government tracks how many animals (birds included) it kills—over 4 million in 2009 alone.9

In a 2000 report by the World Conservation Union surveying 1,173 threatened bird species, habitat loss was the most important threat, affecting 83% of the bird species sampled. As the World Watch Institute put it (emphasis added):

"…[P]eople have always modified natural landscapes in the course of finding food, obtaining shelter, and meeting other requirements of daily life. What makes present-day human alteration of habitat the number-one problem for birds and other creatures is its unprecedented scale and intensity.10"

Cats are a Natural Part of the Landscape
Cats have always been part of the natural environment—they have lived outdoors for over 10,000 years. While they have adapted to the changes people brought about in the environment, their biological instincts and interactions with their surroundings have not changed.

What has changed in the last 10,000 years is how people have impacted the environment. Our unrestrained use of natural resources has damaged the crucial habitats and resources species need to survive.

Instead of pointing a finger at cats, we must take a hard look at what we can do to change the way we impact our world and the animals we share it with. We have the ability to conserve our natural places, minimize our impact on wildlife habitat, and build responsibly. To make a difference, we must align our attention and resources to offset the biggest offender in habitat destruction and species decline—ourselves.

http://www.alleycat.org/page.aspx?pid=325
 
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