The Foundation For Homeless Cats http://www.thefoundationforhomelesscats.org Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:04:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 http://www.thefoundationforhomelesscats.org/index.php/2010/02/10/110/ http://www.thefoundationforhomelesscats.org/index.php/2010/02/10/110/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:23:07 +0000 admin http://www.thefoundationforhomelesscats.org/?p=110 Thank Mew to all that participated in our “Beat the Heat Valentines Candy Fundraiser”!

We were able to raise enough funds to sterilize over 20 cats, preventing the birth on numerous homeless kittens.

Did you know?

  • Cats can go into”heat” as early as 3-4 months old.
  • Heat means reproductive maturity.
  • Breeding season is NOW.
  • Cats can breed up to 4 times per year with 3-6 kittens in each litter.
  • Our local animal care facility is filling with unwanted cats and kittens.
  • Sadly, many healthy cats and kittens will be killed just because of limited room in shelters or the cats are deemed unadoptable due to lack of socialization with humans.
]]> http://www.thefoundationforhomelesscats.org/index.php/2010/02/10/110/feed/ 0 Stray, Feral, Abandoned, Homeless, Nuisance http://www.thefoundationforhomelesscats.org/index.php/2009/11/16/hello-world/ http://www.thefoundationforhomelesscats.org/index.php/2009/11/16/hello-world/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:50:45 +0000 admin http://cats.cdnstudios.com/?p=1 3FeralThis is how many describe the cats they see roaming freely. They are not my cats, they are not your cats. They are the product of someone else’s irresponsibility-primarily the result of pet owners’ abandonment or failure to spay and neuter their animals, allowing them to breed uncontrolled. Cat ‘colonies’ can be found behind shopping areas or businesses, in alleys, parks, abandoned buildings, and rural areas.

What is your current cat management protocol? If you do not have one, you probably do not know what to do, and doing nothing is certainly not a solution.

We advocate  TNR (trap, spay/neuter, return) programs to implement effective nonlethal cat management.

You may love cats.

You may loathe cats.

Either way, you have probably come to same conclusion- there are too many cats!

In fact, in the United States we are euthanizing approximately 500 cats each hour and we have been doing that for over 20 years. So is this a solution?

No, if it were there would be no feral cats!

So what can you do to help end the over population of cats in your community?

First and foremost, spay or neuter your pet cat. Find low cost options in Arizona at The Spay Neuter Hotline

Reduce the amount of free-roaming cats in your neighborhood by implementing a cat management plan of TNR and maintain a neutered, managed colony. How do you begin?  Click Here

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