The only point that I am trying to make MEGAN, is that the animals deserve a
right to live. However, if the author doesn't have the means to support or
take care of the kittens, what do you expect him/her to do? Since you claim
to work at a shelter, then you have to agree that kittens are probably
easiest to socialize. If the author dumps these cats on the street, as HIS
DECISION in five to six months, where does that put our debate? Are the cats
better off on the street, or at a no kill shelter? It's his call no matter
what you or I think, claim, or believe. I say keep the kittens, accommodate
them and if you cant handle three cats, then try to find homes for all
three. If you can't find homes, and you cannot keep the cats turn them over
to a shelter that will hopefully find a home for all three. I am against
putting the cats outside letting all three roam.



Regarding the declawing debate, it's just at touchy as abortion. No matter
how cruel, inhumane, despicable, gross, unkind, ruthless, you or I feel
about the process, it comes down to the owner of the cat. It's not illegal
in any of the fifty states and it probably will never be. It's their
decision that matters.



My statistics for the feral population taken in are skewed, however since I
no longer live in the area of the nation that had feral problems and
colonies, I am willing to venture a guess and say my percentage is wrong,
but not by much. Since so many cats are lumped into feral colonies, the
actual definition has changed. When I lived in Florida, there were so many
colonies of feral cats, and stray's that the city wouldn't put anything over
two years up for adoption. So, it had to be less than two years of age to
even be considered adoptable. I'm not saying its right, but the recent cat
population has sky rocketed in the city I am in now. It's an unfortunate
situation, but there is just no way, anyone will adopt every cat, even if
the cats are free to a good home. I'm sorry that you disagree, but you don't
have to disrespectfully disagree.













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ISO wrote:
think about what you post before you
post false statements.

Take your own advice.

I've be in cat rescue for 25 years and have more real life experience
than you obviously have in your pinky finger. Nothing I said was false.
The poster came here for advice and seems to want to do the right thing
and I think they will continue to ask for advice and do what's best for
the kittens. It's clear they are a novice at this sort of thing and just
need some experienced help and direction.

That does NOT entail declawing the kittens, which, despite your claim it
is not considered inhumane, IS the utmost in cruelty and maims a cat for
life. It also results in a high surrender rate to shelters after the cat
develops one of the myriad of problems associated with declawing
(biting, urinating outside the box.) The 300 declawed cats KILLED at ONE
shelter in New Jersey over the course of a year because they had
behavior problems would also disagree with your idiotic logic.

As to dumping unsocialized cats at shelters, if what you say is true,
and I know it's not (81% of kittens dumped at all your shelters then
adopted are feral? yeah, right) then unless you can provide absolute
proof this is true, which I doubt, yours is the exception and not the
rule. If you don't believe me call Minneapolis Animal Control and ask
them what they do to feral cats. Call 100 other shelters and ask them
the same thing. You will get the same answer the majority of the time.
Ferals are considered unadoptable and are killed.

Most people want to adopt cute cuddly kittens or sweet adults and don't
have the first clue about socializing wild cats or the patience it
requires. There is also the issue of liability as feral cats can be
dangerous and do harm. I know this first hand as I've socialized many
ferals and have the scars to prove it. If you spent any time in a
shelter you would know that the tame cats that spend their time in the
back of the cage not interacting with people that come by rarely get
adopted. What do you think happens with ferals?

I suggest you stop posting, lurk for awhile and LEARN. I've seen what
you've written so far and you're not doing cats any favors.

Megan



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