Continuation of free kittens in Butler

**rebeccahowes** · 05-31-2008, 08:14 PM

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** · 05-31-2008, 08:29 PM

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** · 05-31-2008, 08:48 PM

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** · 05-31-2008, 09:57 PM

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....

**Medusa** · 05-31-2008, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by 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:

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....

It's a great idea, Candace! When I was actively involved in rescue, the word spread quickly and people were even trying to drop off chickens at my place! I had to get on my soap box and talk to them about altering their animals and taking responsibility for it themselves. This could definitely help solve the problem. You're always thinkin', aren't ya, girl? You should've been a P.I.

**rebeccahowes** · 06-01-2008, 01:03 AM

In the last two weeks I have had two cats killed on my street. My twelve year old nephew witnessed the last cat killed. He cried the whole night. It is so sad about how many cats live outside my house. There are tons of strays. The little kitten that came by tonight made me sad. I definitely did not want to send him to the streets. I have had a bunch of replies to the four kittens that need homes. I hope that I can get them great homes. I know that the only thing I can do for the feral strays is pray and leave them food. I lived in San Diego where there were alot of homeless people. It is so sad when cats and people are homeless. I hope that when I finish getting help for all of my cats that I can somehow help the homeless cats. It is hard though because they run as soon as I open the door.

**rebeccahowes** · 06-01-2008, 01:22 AM

I live on the Island. It is the worse place in Butler. The person that brought me the little gray kitten was a little girl of about 11. I told her that I could not keep the cat. She left it on my back porch. What am I suppossed to do? I asked her to take the kitten back to her neighborhood. Tonight I worry about that cute little kitten. It is probably starving or being chased by a dog or mean little boys. Gosh, it is so hard to say know. I love animals and children with all of my heart. It is so hard to say no. The good news is that I only have one more cat to be spayed out of seven. She goes on June 17. I have a lot of replies for the four kittens. After I finish taking care of my own cats I am going to try and find a way to take care of the cats outside. Remember I adopted three outside cats last winter. They are now spayed and live in my home. They are so beautiful and two of them let me pet them. The other one hisses. That makes me laugh. I wonder why a cat would live in a home with seven or more people and hate us. That is amazing. She never wants to go outside. I will attach a pic. This cat is amazing. They lived on my back porch when they were babies. I am glad they adopted me. They are so special.