Sentences with phrase «reduced numbers of cats»
Advocates also point to greatly reduced numbers of cats taken to shelters for adoption or euthanasia as a sign of success.
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• Reduce the number of cats and dogs that are surrendered to shelters with educational campaigns about choosing and caring for pets
They try to solve this problem by encouraging or requiring people to spay or neuter their pets (to reduce the number of cats and dogs who need homes), 57 encouraging people to adopt animals from shelters rather than purchasing them from pet stores or breeders (to increase the number of people looking to provide homes to animals in shelters), 58 and donating money to shelters and foster programs that care for cats and dogs waiting to be adopted (so they can house animals for longer).59 Collectively, these solutions have greatly reduced the number of cats and dogs euthanized in shelters.60 The problem is well understood, although making further progress in solving it may be expensive in areas where all these solutions have already been implemented.
And of course, prevention is critical — public education that reduces the number of cats abandoned or allowed outside unsupervised and the number of kittens being born is an essential component.
By feeding canned food diets, reducing stress and preventing obesity, we can hopefully reduce the number of cats suffering from this preventable condition.
Krams wants to find a way to reduce the number of cats without turning to euthanasia.
New cats are less likely to be accepted into the group, which reduces the number of cats in the colony.
Spaying can be done to reduce the number of cats, removing dangerous diseases regarding its reproduction system, or you just want to have a single cat without worrying about taking care of your cat's kitten.
TNR stabilizes a neighborhood's outdoor cat population very quickly and, over time, reduces the number of cats.
Thanks to new data and working together to Save Them All, good progress has been made to reduce the number of cats and dogs killed in America's shelters every year.
Reaching that threshold will dramatically decrease the population of community cats and, in turn, reduce the number of cats that end up at the county's animal shelter.
Studies show that TNR effectively stabilizes the community cat population, reduces the number of cats killed in shelters, and saves taxpayers money.
TNR improves the quality of life for existing colonies, prevents the birth of more cats and reduces the number of cats over time.
Thus, the net gain of the program from reducing the number of cat shelter intakes was approximately $ 1.53 million.
The net savings to the county by reducing the number of cat shelter intakes was estimated at approximately $ 1.5 million.
But a new strategy to reduce the region's burgeoning stray - cat population — with the bonus of also reducing the number of cats that are euthanized — is being pursued by the Animal Foundation.
«By reducing the number of cats and dogs able to reproduce we will reduce, to some extent, the unacceptable number of abandoned animals.»
I don't think there is any experimental model that could determine whether or not TNR reduces the number of cats in the US as a whole, because we don't even know how many ferals cats there are in the US as a whole.
Even if we all were to agree that cats are damaging bird populations at the species level (an idea that Welcome to Subirdia very neatly refutes), one would think that bird conservationists and cat advocates could nevertheless agree on TNR, because TNR not only reduces the number of cats, it also reduces the need of cats to hunt, since colony caregivers feed the cats.
Your participation reduces the number of cats entering our city's shelter, and provides for a happier and healthier life for the cats.
Whether you love or loathe community cats, trap - neuter - return (TNR) is the answer to effectively reducing the number of these cats.
``... one would think that bird conservationists and cat advocates could nevertheless agree on TNR, because TNR not only reduces the number of cats, it also reduces the need of cats to hunt, since colony caregivers feed the cats.»
In addition to the cost, the time spent collecting blood and running the tests would significantly reduce the number of cats being spayed or neutered.
Whether you love or loathe community cats, Trap - Neuter - Return (TNR) is the answer to effectively reducing the number of these cats.
This provides humane care while gradually reducing the number of cats in a feral cat colony.
Talk to the local humane society These organizations also see kitten kindergartens as a positive way to reduce the number of cats that are abandoned or put up for re-adoption due to behavior problems.
Gradually reducing the numbers of cats in a habitat by contrast allows the native predators to breed up to the carrying capacity vacated by cats, until the native predators have completely taken over.
«A foster network coordinated through the Our Animal Family and Key Lime Kitties initiatives... may reduce the number of cats that may be euthanized.»
The four purposes of the program are to prevent the birth of unwanted kittens in the community, to reduce the hormone caused nuisance behaviors associated with cats not spayed or neutered, to vaccinate the cats for public health, and to reduce the number of cats euthanized in animal shelters.
The Austin Animal Center (AAC) saves more than 95 % of cats by reducing the numbers of cats that enter the shelter system.
Jon has built community partnerships and implemented programs that have reduced the number of cats and kittens entering the San Jose shelter system by 25 % in the last three years.
Can busy municipal animal control agencies dramatically reduce the number of cats entering their shelters as well as euthanasia rates?
Our ultimate goal is to reduce the number of cats and dogs that are hurt, displaced or abandoned when communities are impacted by disaster.»
Perhaps most importantly, aggressive TNR can help reduce the number of cats entering local animal shelters and the resultant euthanasia.
These programs are show to reduce cat colonies to manageable levels, reduce the number of cats admitted to shelters, and even reduce aggression shown by feral cats.
Hurley now tells shelter directors that taking in (and killing) cats does not resolve citizen complaints, it does not reflect the community's concerns or values, it does not help reunite lost cats with their families, it does not help cats find new homes, it does not end suffering (in fact, it perpetuates and intensifies it), it does not mitigate harm or reduce the number of cats, and it is not cost - effective, all the traditional excuses for why animal shelters do so.»
The ASPCA strongly supports «no kill» community coalitions (as opposed to a single organization within a community) that are committed to reducing the number of cats and dogs in that community who are at risk of becoming lost, abandoned or relinquished to shelters.
For each cat or kitten that we «fix,» countless lives are saved by decreasing the number of kittens brought into the world and by reducing the numbers of cats that end up in shelters.
Clearly, one solution to solving issues with capacity is to reduce the number of cats in the shelter's care at any one time.
Reducing the number of kittens born to these cats would substantially reduce the number of cat euthanasias at the shelter, thereby reducing the costs borne by the taxpayers to handle and kill stray cats which can not be socialized.
To make that happen, we must reduce the number of cats and kittens entering the shelter.
Our Mission: Safe Animal Shelter is a nonprofit organization working to reduce the number of cats and dogs euthanized in Clay County and surrounding areas.
In early December 2010, the staff covered a portion of the cat cages on the adoption floor with attractive wraps to reduce the visible cats by 40 % without reducing the number of cats being housed in the shelter.
The Million Cat Challenge is based on five key initiatives that help shelters of every size and in every community reduce the number of cats who enter shelters, and increase the number who find lifesaving outcomes.
Client education and the veterinary community's participation in TNR programs are essential to reducing the number of cats in feral colonies.
«That's a thing that we have been pushing a lot lately,» says Bays, adding that The HSUS is working hard to build tools that make it easier for those working in the field to implement effective TNR programs — ones that not only reduce shelter intakes but also reduce the number of cats outdoors — and to measure their success.
About Channel - Big Cat Rescue provides the best home we can for the animals in our care and to reduce the number of cats that suffer the fate of abuse, abandonment or extinction by teaching people about the plight of the cats, both in the wild and in captivity, and how they can help through their behavior and support of better laws to protect the cats.
In Kentucky, Alley Cat Advocates works in the community to provide TNR programs and initiatives to manage feral cat populations and reduce the number of cats euthanized in shelters.
«That keeps the population stable but over time it will reduce the number of cats there,» said Wright, «because cats are still territorial, so they're not going to let other cats into the neighborhood that haven't been fixed.»
Studies show that TNR stabilizes community cat populations, reduces the number of cats killed in shelters, and saves local government money.