| Title: | Meower Power is Valuing Differences |
| Notice: | FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY |
| Moderator: | MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO |
| Created: | Sun Feb 09 1986 |
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The following was printed in the New Hampshire Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Newsletter, Spring 1990: "There is a saying that goes, 'You can have too much of a good thing." When you have too much of a good thing, that means there is a problem. We here at the NHSPCA would like to address just such a problem, one we are dedicated to help solve. It is the problem of pet overpopulation, 'too much of a good thing.' Each year more than 12 million dogs and cats, puppies and kittens are surrendered to animal shelters, like the NHSPCA, across our country. There are many reasons for this; some animals are lost, some are abandoned, some are unwanted but most are a result of uncontrolled breeding. Sadly, nearly 8 million of these animals have to be euthanized because there aren't enough good homes for all of them. Pet overpopulation is a problem you can help solve by being a responsible pet owner as well as a caring citizen. You can prevent a litter by having your pet spayed or neutered; by encouraging others to do the same and by passing the message along. People must become aware of the problem before they can be expected to help with the solution. Having your pet neutered is good for your pet, it's good for you and good for the community. Your pet, when spayed or neutered, will live longer, be less likely to contract such diseases as uterine, ovarian and prostate cancer and they are less likely to roam. You'll benefit from a pet that is healthier, more affectionate, free from the behaviors of a heat cycle and your animal will have a more even temperament. Finally, your community will benefit. Some communities spend up to one million dollars a year to control and eliminate unwanted animals. Responsible breeding will lessen the burden of surplus animals taxing the already overworked animal welfare system. Fewer roaming animals will lessen the occurrence of dog bites and attacks. A heightened awareness on the issue of animal overpopulation will lessen the suffering of those innumerable homeless and unwanted cats and dogs that do exist, today, in your community. If you have a pet that is not spayed or neutered, please do so as soon as possible. If you need assistance, call the NHSPCA and we'll connect you with organizations that can help. Call (603)778-0963 and we'll be happy to answer any of your questions."
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| 3342.1 | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Cattery - (DTN: 297-2313) | Fri Feb 16 1990 12:00 | 14 | |
AMEN !!
And thanks for taking the time to enter it.
If anyone is interested, I have pamphlets available on the advantages,
both behavioral and medical, to having your pets neutered. I also
have access to low cost spay applications through K&H Spay and
Friends of Animals. If I can help in any way at all please contact
me.
Thanks for caring.
Nancy DC
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| 3342.2 | yowsa, yowsa... | CSCOA5::MCFARLAND_D | just call me dunwoody di | Mon Feb 19 1990 17:09 | 7 |
ditto!
there's nothing like *responsible* pet ownership...
diane, the human owned by stella & stanley (both fixed)
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| 3342.3 | success (I hope) story | NWACES::KORGEN | Fri Mar 02 1990 11:58 | 32 | |
After getting low-cost spay and neuter information from
Nancy DC for my neighbors who have a bevy of feral barn cats,
I finally got my courage up and went over to speak to
them. These folks seem suspicious and "keep to themselves"
a lot. When we turned over to them a litter we found of
theirs under our house two years ago, they forced money
on us to pay for the food we had been giving the kittens
to keep them from starving, sort of to get rid of us, too.
They are very possessive about the cats, even though they
don't take care of them. Maybe they just don't like us.
But the point is, it was not easy to go over there, but after
getting up my courage for two months (and seeing another
poor skinny kitty pregnant last week), I DID go over and it
went well. "Gee," I said, "some lady at work was giving out these
certificates and I immediately thought of you. Would you
like to have the info? It must be difficult with so MANY cats.
I know you said you liked to have them spayed. Maybe this
would make it easier. I mean, we don't have cats" (a dead lie---
we stole last year's abandoned litter from them and found
them all good homes, keeping Ditto for ourselves) "so we can't
really use them...can you?" She was really very responsive.
I guess the point is, there are cases where you can stick your
neck out, and it's not really so hard as you think. Every
situation is different, but I think a lot of people are simply
ignorant about how inexpensive it CAN be to neuter and spay.
Why not gently inform them?
Thanks to Nancy DC for spreading the word---and the practical
means to follow through.
Susan (watching over Ditto's cousins from afar)
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| 3342.4 | we need more like Susan! | EUCLID::PAULHUS | Chris @ MLO6B-2/T13 dtn 223-6871 | Fri Mar 02 1990 12:38 | 3 |
re. last: BRAVO Susan! This is the kind of pro-active risk-taking
action that is needed to combat so many problems.
As they say down under - Good on 'ya! - Chris
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| 3342.5 | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds - DTN: 297-2313 | Mon Mar 05 1990 08:15 | 3 | |
Good for you Susan! Let me know what comes from this. Hopefully
they'll make use of the applications.
Nancy
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