1 - One
reason cat euthanasias have declined is because, and this is a fact, at least some shelters restrict the number of cats they admit.
Not exact matches
When shelters kill healthy
cats for any
reason, whether it's because they are feral or because the shelter is overcrowded, it's not
euthanasia.
We are dedicated to rescuing dogs and
cats left homeless for whatever
reason — animals in public shelters where they are at high risk of
euthanasia due to pet overpopulation, animals given up by their owners because of difficult circumstances, and those in danger of abuse or neglect.
A sweet tabby
cat likely hit by a car has become the 2,000 th animal whose life was saved thanks to The Foundation for Animal Care and Education, which aims to put a stop to
euthanasia for financial
reasons.
There are many
reasons why trying to eradicate
cats from the environment doesn't work: there are too many
cats and not enough animal control resources, removing one set of
cats from a location where food and shelter is available creates a vacuum for a new set of
cats to fill, the people who feed and care for the
cats resist their capture, and the public is against
euthanasia.
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We are dedicated to rescuing
cats left homeless for whatever
reason —
cats in municipal shelters where they are at high risk of
euthanasia due to animal overpopulation, abandoned and homeless strays,
cats surrendered by their owners because of difficult circumstances, and those in danger of abuse or neglect.
(By the way, did you know that «behavioral problems» are one of the most common
reasons why
cats are surrendered to shelters, relegated to the outdoors, or sometimes even brought to the vet for
euthanasia?
Good physical health After over 30,000
cats spayed or neutered at the Feral
Cat Spay / Neuter Project, the
euthanasia rate for medical
reasons is 0.2 %.
Euthanasia is selected for many
reasons, including the large number of pregnant
cats in the spring, the difficulties of fostering a feral mother
cat while her kittens are being raised, and the poor chances of recapturing feral kittens if the pregnant mother is released.
We can eliminate
euthanasia of healthy dogs and
cats if everyone just does their part and gets their pet sterilized... for all of these good
reasons.»
Yunker said, «While it's true that pet overpopulation isn't the only good
reason to have a pet altered, the fact is that
euthanasia due to being a surplus
cat or dog is the single leading cause of death in companion animals in the US.»
Sadly, URI is also a common
reason for
euthanasia, as many shelters don't have the resources to care for these
cats.
There is some great progress on other fronts: •
Cat euthanasia rates are dropping — in 2016, 18 % of animals admitted to Canadian shelters were euthanised, and 95 % of those were for health
reasons.
Another
reason for caution when interpreting the effects of MSN legislation is that shelter intake and
euthanasia statistics are often presented as a total number of dogs and
cats.
Behavioural problems are a common
reason for relinquishment and it is estimated that they account for 10 - 15 % of all
euthanasias of dogs and
cats in North America [47] and 21 % in Denmark [48].
In Florida, a study of feral
cats admitted to a trap - neuter - return (TNR) program concluded that «
euthanasia for debilitated
cats for humane
reasons is rarely necessary».