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Today's story on animal shelters in the Press Democrat is a reflection of what is going on elsewhere in the country. Link
In many parts of the country, pets are being abandoned inside foreclosed homes or tied up and abandoned in the yard outside. The Press Democrat article serves as a reminder that the humane solution is to surrender pets (as hard as it is to do so) to the local shelter where they will have a chance at adoption. What was not covered in the Press Democrat article is a phenomenon that I have started to notice in parts of Petaluma--the abandonment of domestic house cats to fend for themselves in the outdoors. This is apparently done under the mistaken assumption that somehow cats can naturally survive on their own. This may be true for feral cats but it is certainly not true for socialized domestic cats. They cannot survive. If someone can no longer keep a domestic cat, they should take it to the Petaluma Animal Shelter. Link |
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All I've got to say is, shame on those who abandon their family members. A dog, cat or whatever pet one chooses to keep is not something you "get rid of" because times are tight. A pet is a commitment. It's not like that extra car where as you can sell off to make ends meet. A pet is a family member. A living, breathing loving being that is probably terrified at this very moment because he was dumped. And what happens when times get better? Do they go right out and get another dog? Are they going to adopt from an already over crowded shelter or are they going to pay top dollar from a breeder? Shame on you all for dumping your family members. There are choices, there are alternitives. You're all just so damn selfish. Shame on you all!
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I understand that the city of Petaluma systematically kills stray and wild cats. Do you know anything about this?? I live in a community that works to trap wild cats and spay and neuter them. The cats are then released back to where they were caught. Volunteers feed the cats and keep an eye on them. I hear that this is better than killing them which is cruel and the cats suffer a lot!
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Pins--Is the animal shelter a "NO KILL" shelter? If not then these cats may be at risk. Does Petaluma have a trap neuter and release policy for wild or feral cats? Other communities have found this to be the best and most humane way of dealing with ferals. Friendly strays can be adopted but ferals want to remain wild. Through spaying and neutering and then releasing them back to where they were trapped, the animals do the best. Cat colonies are successfully managed in this way. One reason that I bring this up is that I hear Petaluma has a bad inhumane policy of killing ferals. I hear that they shoot them and that the wounded cats that do not die right away suffer terribly. This sounds sick and barbaric for a community to do.
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