I decided that I should post a flyer at the mailboxes and have people contact me through an anonymous email address. We'll see how long that flyer stays up before they remove it :P I'm going to write one up today and post it tonight.

I have not heard back from the ASPCA yet. I did consider contacting the media on this. Afterall, I live in *Austin* and there are plenty of animal lovers and activists in this town. I'm quite sure the media would have a field day with this one. I don't want to get the spotlight on this unless it becomes clear that it is necessary.

Actually, the letter said that all cats must be spayed - and it didn't say anything about neutering! That tells me that there might be some potential holes to punch in their documentation if they overlooked that. Plus the "no kittens" rule is just ludicrous. You might not be able to tell by looking at him, but my cat was a kitten at one time! I do have an issue with the spay/neuter rule. I'll agree it is best for the pets (mine have all been fixed), but I don't think an apartment should be the one making that decision for the pet owner. If someone wants to wait to fix their cat after it reaches a certain age or certain health milestones, then let them. The "zero tolerance" removes the discretion of the cat owner. What if the cat was already pregnant when moving into the apartment? Are they going to require that they be spayed so that no kittens be allowed in? I could sit here and play the "what if?" game all day long, but I digress. Personally, I wouldn't give them too much credit for having a "brilliant" idea since they obviously don't have the cats' best interests in mind. I tried talking to them to see if they had any common sense in allowing discretion (in not making me declaw a 5 & 1/2 year old cat) and they obviously weren't budging.