Not exact matches
In addition, we've implemented a Trap / Neuter / Release of feral
cats, worked with law enforcement and other rescues to save abused / neglected dogs and started an effective low - cost, income verified, program for
unaltered pets.
It has been found that the sebum produced by a
cat is highest
in unaltered males and lowest
in neutered males.
70 % of what comes
in, dogs and
cats are
unaltered males.
Some examples of common practices or sayings that have proven to be false are that black
cats shouldn't be adopted out around Halloween, that only 1
in 600 pit bulls
in shelters finds a loving family, or that one
unaltered cat will have 420,000 (or a bajillion) offspring.
Spayed and neutered pets are just as affectionate, protective, and trainable as
unaltered cats and dogs — perhaps more so because they aren't distracted when love is
in the air.
One
unaltered cat may produce 4 - 6 kittens
in each litter and can have 3 - 4 litters per year until age 7.
Even with the best of intentions, accidents happen and those accidents with
unaltered cats result
in another litter.
Long - term studies have demonstrated the futility of such a strategy since other
unaltered cats quickly replace the exterminated animals, moving
in to take over the food source and resume the reproductive cycle.
By fixing the
cats that are at your location and keeping them there, this will keep out other
cats (that are
unaltered) from moving
in and quickly repopulating the area.
Many animal shelters perform the surgeries at this age
in order to avoid adopting out
unaltered cats.
If your female dog or
cat was
in heat at the time of surgery, you must keep them away from
unaltered males for at least two weeks.
According to the Humane Society of the United States, a female
cat and her kittens, if left
unaltered, could produce 420,000 kittens
in only 7 years.
Besides preventing more unwanted kittens, spaying and neutering your
cat prevents diseases and prevents many behavioral problems that occur
in unaltered pets:
Unaltered cats are driven by their hormones and tend to sneak outdoors primarily
in search of a mate.
In seven years, one un-neutered pair of
cats and their
unaltered offspring can produce 420,000 kittens.
Statistics show that an
unaltered male
cat and an
unaltered female
cat and their offspring are capable of producing 781,250 kittens
in a seven - year period.
Besides preventing more unwanted puppies and kittens, spaying and neutering your dog or
cat prevents diseases and prevents many behavioral problems that occur
in unaltered pets.
This explains why
cats neutered and spayed as kittens are frequently larger (longer and taller) than
unaltered cats or
cats altered later
in life.
Spaying and neutering has a ripple effect - two
unaltered cats and their litters could produce over 420,000 animals
in 7 years; but a simple surgery can prevent this from happening.
The fact is that
unaltered cats are more prolific than rabbits producing several litters of kittens
in a lifetime.
Altered male dogs and
cats are less likely to engage
in frustrating urine marking behaviors, and tend to be less aggressive; the vast majority of serious dog bites are inflicted by
unaltered male dogs.
Unaltered, abandoned
cats due to a rough economy continue breeding
in the wild, adding to the feral
cat colonies
in and around our City.
Adapted from our
in - depth spay / neuter research findings, this hand card is designed help owners of
unaltered cats and dogs make the important decision to spay or neuter their pets.
When «fixed»
cats are returned, they guard their colony's territory, discouraging
unaltered cats from moving
in and repeating the cycle of overpopulation.
The benefits to keeping feral
cats around outweigh the cost of altering them.Removing feral
cats from a location is ineffective as it opens a territorial void and then more
unaltered cats move
in, starting the breeding cycle all over again.
The key concepts are: • All dogs over 4 months are required to be licensed • All
unaltered cats over 6 months are required to be licensed • No license is required for altered cats • Unaltered Animal Licenses in the unincorporated County require a Veterinary Ce
unaltered cats over 6 months are required to be licensed • No license is required for altered
cats •
Unaltered Animal Licenses in the unincorporated County require a Veterinary Ce
Unaltered Animal Licenses
in the unincorporated County require a Veterinary Certificate
Left
unaltered, this
cat can reproduce and before long there will be dozens and dozens of feral
cats living
in your neighborhood.
If the
cat is unvaccinated or
unaltered, there is an $ 80 fee
in addition to the deposit.
Unaltered cats, as young as five months old, are driven by their hormones and tend to sneak outdoors primarily
in search of a mate.
Although reproduction and survival statistics vary greatly among colonies and geographic regions, the impact of
unaltered community
cats on the domestic
cat population and intake of
cats in shelters remains impressive.
Just one
unaltered male and female dog or
cat and their litters can result
in thousands of unwanted and homeless animals
in just a couple of years.
Spaying and neutering is mandatory for all dogs and
cats in city limits unless the guardian has obtained a $ 100.00 annual
unaltered animal permit.
The reality is that there are millions of unowned
cats living outdoors
in North America,
in addition to the many owned pet
cats who are allowed to roam outdoors (often
unaltered, which allows them to mate with community
cats and add to the population).
Did you know that just one
unaltered female
cat and her offspring can produce 370,000
cats in just seven years?
One
unaltered dog /
cat and his / her offspring can produce thousands of puppies / kittens
in a lifetime.