Thanks, Tracey. I stopped by Petco this afternoon thinking there was an adoption event and I might be able to find out about lower-cost spay/neuter services. There was, but it was yesterday, so I asked one of the employees. He said the Humane Society would spay a cat for $42. I told him I'd just phoned them and was told $75. He said someone who works at the Humane Society who'd been there (Petco) earlier told him $42. I need to check that out further tomorrow. That would sure help if their price IS $42! (Maybe the $75 is for a dog spay, but I thought I said cat when I called.)

I'm going to do whatever I can to see that Debbie's cat gets spayed when the kittens are weaned. And if the kittens can be done really young before they're adoptable -- something else I need to check at the Humane Society -- I'm going to do what I can to get them fixed too. I'll offer to come to her house to get the cat/kittens, bring them in, then bring them home after.. and pay for whatever share they can't afford, I'm guessing..

As for this woman who lets her cats roam wild and get knocked up, and then she looks for good "Christian" homes for the babies (but doesn't have the Christian charity to alleviate her own animals' suffering by getting them spayed), I'm going to ask Debbie how well she knows this person and if she (Debbie) would give her some information, whatever I find out, about lowest-cost spay/neuter. Probably won't do any good, but you never know.