Wednesday, April 16

Spring is here....and so will be the kittens!!

ON A SERIOUS NOTE.....

You've heard of the dog days of summer; what about "kitten season"? No, it's not a fifth season—it's the time of year when cats give birth, flooding animal shelters across the nation with homeless litters. Kitten "season" is really three seasons in one, starting in spring, peaking in late spring or early summer, and ending in fall.

These unwanted cats and kittens, when not left on the street to fend for themselves, often turn up in high volume at the local animal shelter.


The easiest way to help reduce the overwhelming numbers of unwanted cats is to spay and neuter your own cat and encourage others to do the same.

An End in Sight?

The vast numbers of cats that shelters accommodate across the nation during kitten season will not drop overnight. But there are many ways to help reduce cat overpopulation and to bring much-needed relief to the animals, and to the people, affected by kitten season. Here's how you can get involved:


- Spay or neuter your cat
- Help your local animal shelter
- Care for homeless or wild cats in your area
- Become a foster parent
- Adopt

BY: Rebecca Simmons, Outreach Communications Coordinator for Companion Animals at The HSUS


REMEMBER: IGNORING IT WON'T MAKE IT GO AWAY !!






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