Plight of feral cats improving in AZ

[K & L]

When we first hooked up with AzCATs they trapped around 60 plus cats for us. We've been maintaining it since (on our own), and have done well in the 100's. We have around 40 - 50 cats that have stabilized, and some have been with us since the beginning, which is quite a life span for a feral. We feed and water every evening and watch for any newcomers. Sadly this area people dump off cats frequently so we can never be 100% with our spay/neuters. We now have around 6 newbies we need to trap.

We were in Cat Fancy back in January 2002 and have a few awards from the City. I believe our names are mentioned on AzCATs website. They're a wonderful organization and we couldn't have done it all without them.

I've gotten the program started where I work and AzCATs helps me there. Because of this we received the George award from AzCats. Good luck maintaining your colony and keep up the good work.

[applesmom]

60????? That's a lot of cats and a lot of cat food! You must live in a more rural area than I do.

I just checked AzCats website and was heartbroken to see that even with the sucess of the program; 50,000 unwanted cats a year are still put to death in Maricopa county alone.

It seems that this is a problem that won't be solved without a lot more education and increased awareness on the part of pet owners.

[K & L]

60????? That's a lot of cats and a lot of cat food! You must live in a more rural area than I do.

I just checked AzCats website and was heartbroken to see that even with the sucess of the program; 50,000 unwanted cats a year are still put to death in Maricopa county alone.

It seems that this is a problem that won't be solved without a lot more education and increased awareness on the part of pet owners.

No we live in the heart of the City - Glendale!