Essay about Animal Rights Working to Help Reduce the...

Working to Help Reduce the Numbers Not many people can resist a puppy or kitten, how cute and cuddley they are. Everytime I see one I just want to take it home with me. I have 3 cats, all rescues, 2 from adoption event sponsored by PetSmart and the othe was only with me until I could find her a good home. That was almost 3 years ago. Not every animal is lucky enough to have nice, warm, loving home or get adopted into one. The numbers are staggering. Having recently moving almost directly in middle of what I learned to be an undocumented feral cat colony, it breaks my heart seeing so many hungry and scared cat and kittens every night living in such heartbreaking conditions. With kitten season rapidly approaching, the numbers again are†¦show more content†¦Female cats can deliver up to four litters per year, for an annual average of 20 kittens per cat -- or 3 million valleywide, doing the math not only gave me a headache, it also made me realize that this is becoming an epidemic and started doing some research into this. With the overpopulation and overcrowding at our Las Vegas Animal Shelters, ordinances were adopted in November of 2009 and went into effect in April of 2010 requiring most dogs and cats be spayed or nuertered by 4-6 months old. Within just a year of its passing into law, 520 animals were spayed or nuetered and returned to their owners compared to just 9 animals the year prior. That is a 5700% increase. With other ordinances being passed as one in 2012, allowing feral cat care-taking to be allowed by outside agencies and community care-takers, allowing for these organizations to step in and start making a difference in reducing the numbers, not just for the sad fact of so many strays without homes but for the safety and health issues it causes within the cat as well as human community. The usual method adopted by these organizations is to trap and release, which traps strays within the colony and nueters the males, tags the ears and releases them back into their area. Sponsors of feral cat communities are in effort responsible for the care and feeding of these colonies.Show MoreRelatedAnimal Rights : Animal Or Its Organs And Tissues Are Used1335 Words   |  6 Pagesthe experimental procedures, either a whole animal or its organs and tissues are used. For this purpose animals are euthanized (killed) by established methods. 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