ACT NOW to Avoid Christmas Cat Dumping
July 7th 2010
CAT welfare groups want people to sterilise their pets before breeding season starts in August to reduce the high number of unwanted kittens being dumped during the Christmas period.
Cat Haven spokeswoman Jessica Reid said thousands of unwanted kittens were received by cat shelters last Christmas with many of them put down.
“If more cats were sterilised before the start of breeding season this awful situation could be prevented,” Ms Reid said.
Australian Veterinary Association (WA) president Garry Edgar and RSPCA spokesman Tim Payne said people also needed to take responsibility for ‘unclaimed cats’.
“Some people need to be more responsible for the cats they are feeding.” Dr Edgar said.
“Semi-owned cats that are being fed by irresponsible people are often the source of these unwanted kittens. Do not just feed a cat, de-sex it and let it become a pet for life.”
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