Cat Charities Urge Neutering on World Spay Day to Fight Cat Crisis
The post Cat Charities Urge Neutering on World Spay Day to Fight Cat Crisis appeared first on Katzenworld - Welcome to the world of cats! . The Cat-Kind group is raising awareness of neutering this World Spay Day Cat charities are urging owners to neuter their pets this World Spay Day (February 25) amidst a ‘cat crisis’ – with an unprecedented increase in felines coming into rescue shelters. RSPCA centres are full-to-bursting with cats – and the charity is paying to keep hundreds in private boarding facilities because jam-packed centres are completely full. Some 260 cats were stuck in private boarding in January, and 168 in February, as they wait for available space. This influx in rescue cats has exceeded the numbers the charity usually sees during even the busier summer months – known as ‘kitten season’ – and is unprecedented for this early in the year (37% increase in cats on waiting lists in January 2024 compared to July 2023). In order to cope with the large number ...