Continuation of free kittens in Butler

[Medusa]

Most people hate animals and don't want to bother with them.

Please refrain from making a generalized statement like that. It just is not true. Some people, perhaps, but not most.

[rebeccahowes]

I still have the four kittens that need homes. I have ads in four places and I never say "free" anymore because of your guys advice. The kittens are ready to go in about a week and I just started getting a lot of replies and I will choose the best home. I am sad because these are my last kitties. They are such a joy. I am attaching some pics and I want you to see the little kittens and their three feral moms. The most black cat with white is the mom. The other white and black is her sister and the calico is the sister. The calico is so beautiful. She finally let me pet her a few months ago. She was pregnant when I got her spayed; therefore, she has milk. She has been the mom to these kittens and I know that she is going to be very sad when they leave. Today, a little girl brought over a little gray kitten that needed a home. I said "please take the kitten back to your neighborhood, I can't have another cat." I felt so bad. He was so little that I know he will get hit by a car. I have a pic of him too. I just don't know what to do when all of the strays need homes. I feed many strays but when they come to me as kittens it is hard to say no. I would have kept him, but my daughter screamed at me "no". It is hard to be a cat lover because there are so many that need our help. I hope you enjoy the pics and if anyone can tell me how to make my pics bigger like your guys are, will you please let me know.

[rebeccahowes]

Here are the pics that did not attach. There are pics of the ferals. They are black and white and calico. There is a pic of the kitten without a tail and pics of the new kittens.

[rebeccahowes]

I am so bad at this. I am trying to send you guys pics. I feel that it is important so that you can see where all of your love went to. Take a look at the kitten without a tail. He is so cute. Also, the gray kitten is the one that was at my house this eve. The big black and whites are feral and also is the calico. The kittens are adorable and hopefully I find them good homes. I have 11 at this moment. That is quite a bit since I am only suppossed to have 2.

[MoonandBean]

They are all very adorable and lucky to have the life you are giving them. You will find good homes for the kittens and then you can just enjoy your crew and not have to worry about multiplying

[Medusa]

How I wish I could take the little tailless one. I miss my RB Peeka so much and she had to have her tail amputated. But I can't. I just can't. Good luck w/finding them homes. They're so sweet, especially that little guy. The calico looks like my Puddy.

[Catty1]

Y'know, Rebecca - if people show up with kittens to give you, I hope you are able to get through to them the idea to do what you did - for the mom and dad to invest in spaying and neutering for the cats around their place.

Kind of like a neighbourhood improvement tax!

There is a town somewhere in the USA - I forget which - where the trap/neuter/return program eliminated the stray cat problem.

A quote from one site:

Without any controls, a population of two cats can explode into a colony of more than 300 in three years, Bertoglio said.

Here is a link to a couple of places: http://weblogs.newsday.com/news/loca...og/feral_cats/

Also see here! http://www.alleycat.org/wheretnr.html

For a fraction of the taxpayer's $$, and with volunteers, neighbourhoods and areas can be totally feral-free...no new wild kittens.

Surely some folks in your area might get on board with this? And ask the nasty neighbours to donate?

Think about it....