Feral Night Cat Trapper Rescue

Times are tough all around. Tough economic times often translate to very hard times for the animals out there. Remember, times could get even worse, so if your pet is not now fixed, get that pet fixed now to avoid problems and more costs and more suffering down the line. Tight money affects animals. People dump them at higher rates and donations to shelters and spay/neuter efforts can also drop. Don't forget the animals, is all I'm saying. I have some victims of sad situations here now, waiting for great homes. And, the added benefit for you can be the overlooked alternative energy source---CAT HEAT! Add adopted cat heat to your bed tonight! I recommend the heat source Munchy, whose purr machine can be set to only one speed---"HIGH". Munchy was dumped along a road in Linn County. And why not take home two very devoted brothers? Check out Rascal and Longtom!

WHAT I DO

What I do: I get cats fixed, feral or tame, as many as I can. From January 1, 2008, to November, 2008--the tally for the number of cats I've taken to be fixed is..........856!!!!!!! Along the way, when rounding up unfixed cats for fixing, I run into cats without options. Some people would consider them the bottom of the barrel cats and better off dead--little kittens with URI's, existing in junkpiles or deep in berry vines, but these are the cats who end up here, hoping for homes. They're perfectly wonderful kitties, too. Please check them out when you are looking for your forever friend. I'm always out there, trying to find ways to reduce the suffering by getting cats fixed. I primarily use private clinics and money from nonprofit Poppa Inc. to take in hundreds of cats for fixing. If you want to make a vast difference for the feline world, or, even if you dislike cats and wish there were fewer, consider making a contribution to Poppa Inc., for fixing mid valley cats. One spay prevents thousands of cats from ever being born, to be abandoned or suffer and die, for lack of homes, or from ever needing rescued or shelter care, down the line.

Linn County has too many cats. We all know this. Sheltering and rescueing cats and kittens is a wonderful thing, but sheltering helps only a fraction of the cats out there in need. In Oregon, about 25, 000 cats are killed in shelters every year. Shelters are after the fact. They don't prevent overpopulation, they house a fraction of the results. Better to prevent the problem in the first place. For instance, if a shelter holds 30 cats, that is the offspring of just two cats who have three litters each in one summer. A more efficient way to solve this problem is not to donate to the shelter housing the 30 offspring, but to spay those two females before they reproduce. In other words, getting your cat or a neighborhood cat spayed, or donating to groups or nonprofits whose sole mission is spay/neuter, will benefit cats far more than donating to shelter the never ending supply of offspring of unfixed cats. I am certainly not against shelters, since I sort of am one. But the solution to the suffering doesn't lie with shelters, that's for sure. Most shelters do almost nothing to help solve the overpopulation problem. Some contribute to it by adopting out unfixed cats or kittens. As we begin a new year, if you are an animal lover, I challenge you to get involved actively. Research the issues. Encourage your shelter to adopt out ONLY fixed cats and kittens and to become primarily involved in spay/neuter. And donate to spay/neuter groups, like Poppa Inc. and the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon. And of course you can help by NOT being part of the overpopulation problem. Get your cat fixed immediately! If you are a Linn County resident and low income, disabled or elderly, you can qualify for a SafeHaven Cats Count Voucher and get your cat fixed for $10. Call or go to SafeHaven to get the voucher application. (I am not affiliated with SafeHaven) Then make sure your neighbors get their cats fixed, also. Also, identify strays in your neighborhood and get them fixed using programs like The Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon mobile clinics, The Neuterscooter clinics. The Neuterscooter may be back in Oregon in late July. Or maybe even use your local veterinarian. Get Involved!