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Why We Care Enough To Take It On
The Human / Feral Cat Bond
"One of the best things about feeding the ferals is the progression of trust built up with them. At first they are hiding
behind bushes or dumpsters, then they start to know your sounds and they start coming out and waiting by the food
station. After a while there will be a special one who is braver than the rest and doesn't run away when you come up and
starts to talk to you in little hello mews. If you are lucky one day you will get a chance to touch the special kitty and then
she will let you pat her while she eats. If you are very lucky the special kitty will seek out your love. I have 2 who do a little
"dance of food" when I show up. Feral love is really special because you know you have made a connection and helped
another creature not only survive but have a happier life." - Susan =^..^=
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It is estimated that there are approximately 60 million feral
cats in the United States (1992). This massive over-population
of the domestic cat species exists because of human irresponsibility:
failure to spay/neuter pet cats and animal abandonment. Furthering
this problem is the absence of effective animal control programs
to discourage these acts and deal humanely with their impact.
As you can see from the Multiplication Chart below, our work
has prevented many thousands of cats and kittens from being born.
This is the heart and goal of our work: to end the cruelty that
animals experience by being abandoned in our society.
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Multiplication Chart for Cats
2 uncontrolled breeding
cats create the following:
2 litters a year at a survival
rate of 2.8 kittens per litter.
With continued breeding:
Year 1 = 12 cats
Year 2 = 66 cats
Year 3 = 382 cats
Year 4 = 2,201 cats
Year 5 = 3,822 cats
Year 6 = 12,680 cats
Multiplying to a staggering
Year 10 = 80,399,780 cats
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