Last year in Maricopa County (Arizona) 12, 719 cats were turned into the county shelter.
The GOOD news is that 4,401 were adopted or fostered into new homes.
The BAD news is that 8,141 were euthanized despite the best efforts of the staff and volunteers to find them homes.
Even more heartbreaking - only 165 were reclaimed/returned to their owners.
That's only 1% of all the cats there - made their way back to their original homes.
Buy a collar and id tag for your cat and leave them on her at all times - you never know when she may get out.
Consider getting a microchip for your cat - if he does get out - his collar may get caught on something and break loose.
Please take just a minute and look back over all of these pictures.
There are 100 cats in this post. Statistically - only 36% made it out.
Only 1 out of 100 went back to it's original home!!!
Every single one of these cats was loving, affectionate and intelligent. They were used to people - they belonged somewhere. Please spay and neuter your pets.
If you have the time - please volunteer at your local animal shelter. Please consider adoption over purchasing from a pet store and please - spread the word.
4 comments:
Such sad statistics for cats. How great of you to get the word out there about tags/collars. I am allergic to cats but we had one hanging around our house last year. Ended up bringing her in on a very cold morning. We kept her inside for a week. It was a tough week for me because of my allergy but I could not turn away an animal in need. Happy ending- we found the owners and she went home. But she does still come visit us!
You made a lifelong friend there - thanks for sharing your story - I love happy endings!
What a wonderful blog. If you save even one little life by sharing the word, your time has been well spent.
Thanks tbc - I agree!!
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