No More Homeless Pets
This is the ultimate goal, not only for Solano County Friends of Animals but for every person in every rescue group, humane animal organization and every shelter across the Country. The pet overpopulation problem is stunning in it's scope and overwhelming to those who volunteer their time to save abandoned, stray or unwanted animals. Just try making a few phone calls to see what kind of help is available for that stray you've just found. Virtually all rescue groups are "Up to their eyeballs" in homeless animals and can offer little or no help.
Hundreds of animals are euthanized in Solano County every month. Most of these are feral cats and their kittens. There just aren't enough permanent or temporary homes to save them all. Statistics show there are far more homeless pets than there are homes available. Basic economics at work, more supply than demand.
What's the solution? Many of you probably already know the answer: spay and neuter. Seems simple enough, just spay and neuter. If it's so simple, why don't more people do it? This is the reason there is homeless problem. For every unaltered pet there's an excuse. And with every unaltered pet, there is the potential to produce a multitude of offspring. For example, one pair of cats and their offspring can produce 420,000 cats over a period of 7 years. (Yes, that's four hundred and twenty thousand.)
One very real solution for reducing the unwanted cat population is to Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) feral cats.
Reducing the feral cat population through TNR has proven beyond doubt as the most effective and humane means of reducing the homeless cat population. The city of Berkeley has reduced their feral cat population by 87% in just 4 years through their Fix our Ferals Program. Reduce the feral population and you reduce the number of kittens born every day in fields, under houses, in sheds and garages; wherever a feral cat can find a little shelter to give birth.
The Solano County TNR Task Force is committed to starting a high volume, low cost feral cat clinic and embarking on the very real goal of "No More Homeless Pets" in our county. They are actively working on making the clinic a reality in mid-2006 and you can help! If you have ever felt you would like to volunteer to help animals but were afraid you didn't have the time to get involved, you can still help by volunteering at a feral cat clinic one day a month. You can make a difference in just one day. For more information, contact: info@solanoferals.org
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