Why Neuter Cats?
Each year the charity neuters around 100,000 cats nationally but, because felines are prolific breeders, it is simply not enough. Neutering is the most effective way of reducing the number of unwanted cats and kittens.Each year we may have to deal with up to 1000 unwanted felines and this campaign aims to reduce this amount of unwanted cats and kittens. Neutering makes sense for many reasons. A neutered cat makes a better family pet as it is less likely to wander, less likely to spray and less likely to fight with other cats. Neutering can also quite literally save a cat’s life. Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV) are life-threatening diseases for cats. Cats that fight and are reproductively active are more at risk of contracting either of these diseases. However, these risks are considerably lowered when a cat has been neutered. If you want to know more – find out from the Birds & the Bees. As a charity committed to a non-euthanasia policy (except on
