Nothing else you do will alleviate as much suffering or prevent the killing or 'warehousing' of adoptable pets as quickly or efficiently as spaying and neutering." ~ Nancy Burnet
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Violet (pictured left), a ten year old kitty was found abandoned on a stairwell. We took her to the vet and blood work showed that she was suffering from liver damage possibly due to starvation. She was put on various medicines and received fluids and was put on a syringe feeding schedule, all of which is costly. Violet went back to the vet yesterday and the good news is that due to this care her liver values are now good again! The bad news is: she is still not eating on her own. She was put on new medicines and she will have to undergo a test for possible pancreatitis next week as well as an ultrasound. Needless to say these are very expensive tests. We feel this sweet senior is as deserving of our help as any kitten would be. We are asking for donations to her vet care. No amount is too small. Some of you have already donated and we are grateful for that but if there are others who might chip in that would be greatly appreciated. Donations can be made by clicking on the “How You Can Help” tab and then hitting the donation button making it possible to donate by credit card or by Paypal or you can e-transfer to us by emailing nsnap@cogeco.ca If you would like to donate directly to the vet clinic email us at nsnap@cogeco.ca and we will give you the details that will enable you to do so. Thank you!
Our aim is to help end cat overpopulation in the Niagara Region
That there is a cat overpopulation means simply this: there are not enough homes for all the cats and kittens. As a result, thousands of healthy, adoptable cats and kittens are killed each year in Niagara alone. It is our failure to spay and neuter our pets that has brought us to this tragic situation. Consider this: one female cat and her offspring, in 7 years, can be responsible for the birth of 420,000 cats.
Pet abandonment is also a major contributing factor to the cat overpopulation crisis. In Niagara thousands of abandoned pets and feral cats suffer sickness, exposure, starvation and death on the streets and in the countryside as they attempt to survive on their own.
The single most important thing you can do to help end this sad situation is: spay/neuter your pet! Do not allow your pet to breed. For every new kitten born more animals in shelters die. Please be a responsible pet owner and fix your pet! Spay/neuter surgeries will lead to a decrease in the euthanasia rate and increase the live release rate (the number of animals that leave the shelter alive) of animals. If you cannot afford to spay/neuter you pet, please contact one of the two local low cost spay neuter clinics. There are no income requirements to using the clinic.
Welland & District Regional Spay Neuter clinic
700 E Main St, Welland, ON L3B 3Y4
289-820-9651
Lincoln County Humane Society Spay/Neuter Clinic
160 Fourth Ave, St. Catharines, ON L2S 0B6
(905) 688-7722
http://spayneuter.ontariospca.ca/booking.html
Besides being the humane thing to do, there are many health benefits to spaying and neutering your pets! It will increase his/her chance of a longer and healthier life. Spaying a female cat helps prevent uterine and ovarian cancer. It will also help prevent mammary gland cancer, perianal tumors, and pyometra. Neutering your male cat prevents prostate and testicular cancer. Cats that have been spayed or neutered are less likely to roam and/or get into fights that can lead to serious bite wounds that spread diseases such as Feline Leukemia, Feline Aids, and Feline Infectious Anemia.
Since our founding in March 2012 we have assisted in spay/neutering over 2000 cats. If you would like to support our work by making a much needed financial donation, please click on the "How You Can Help Tab " and you will see a donation button allowing you to pay either by PayPal or by Credit card. For a list of cats/kittens up for adoption please click on the "Up for Adoption" tab.
That there is a cat overpopulation means simply this: there are not enough homes for all the cats and kittens. As a result, thousands of healthy, adoptable cats and kittens are killed each year in Niagara alone. It is our failure to spay and neuter our pets that has brought us to this tragic situation. Consider this: one female cat and her offspring, in 7 years, can be responsible for the birth of 420,000 cats.
Pet abandonment is also a major contributing factor to the cat overpopulation crisis. In Niagara thousands of abandoned pets and feral cats suffer sickness, exposure, starvation and death on the streets and in the countryside as they attempt to survive on their own.
The single most important thing you can do to help end this sad situation is: spay/neuter your pet! Do not allow your pet to breed. For every new kitten born more animals in shelters die. Please be a responsible pet owner and fix your pet! Spay/neuter surgeries will lead to a decrease in the euthanasia rate and increase the live release rate (the number of animals that leave the shelter alive) of animals. If you cannot afford to spay/neuter you pet, please contact one of the two local low cost spay neuter clinics. There are no income requirements to using the clinic.
Welland & District Regional Spay Neuter clinic
700 E Main St, Welland, ON L3B 3Y4
289-820-9651
Lincoln County Humane Society Spay/Neuter Clinic
160 Fourth Ave, St. Catharines, ON L2S 0B6
(905) 688-7722
http://spayneuter.ontariospca.ca/booking.html
Besides being the humane thing to do, there are many health benefits to spaying and neutering your pets! It will increase his/her chance of a longer and healthier life. Spaying a female cat helps prevent uterine and ovarian cancer. It will also help prevent mammary gland cancer, perianal tumors, and pyometra. Neutering your male cat prevents prostate and testicular cancer. Cats that have been spayed or neutered are less likely to roam and/or get into fights that can lead to serious bite wounds that spread diseases such as Feline Leukemia, Feline Aids, and Feline Infectious Anemia.
Since our founding in March 2012 we have assisted in spay/neutering over 2000 cats. If you would like to support our work by making a much needed financial donation, please click on the "How You Can Help Tab " and you will see a donation button allowing you to pay either by PayPal or by Credit card. For a list of cats/kittens up for adoption please click on the "Up for Adoption" tab.
Reducing the flood of unwanted animals is best done...by stopping surplus animals from being born in the first place.
