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Ensuring the quality of high-volume spay-neuter

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Concerns that high-quality, high-volume spay-neuter (HQHVSN) compromises patient health and welfare for the sake of numbers are unfounded considering a growing body of scientific research and support from veterinary experts, according to HQHVSN advocate Dr. Becky Morrow.

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City of Albuquerque Being Sued for Trap-Neuter-Release Program

10,000 Birds

The lawsuit alleges that the City of Albuquerque partnered with animal advocate groups to implement a Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR) program in which stray or feral cats are trapped, sterilized, vaccinated, and then abandoned at the location at which they were trapped. Blair Dunn on behalf of Marcy Britton, a resident of Albuquerque.

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10,000 Birds Launches Alley Rat Allies

10,000 Birds

After careful consideration of all of the enlightened arguments that have been made by those in favor of Trap-Neuter-Return for feral cats in recent blog posts , we here at 10,000 Birds have been completely convinced by their well-thought-out, logical, and airtight conclusions.

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FiXiT Aims to Facilitate 25 Spay Neuters This Week

4 The Love Of Animals

Sponsors Are Able to Contribute As Little as $10 to Help an Animal Get Spayed/Neutered. FiXiT is dedicated to coming up with solutions to reduce the number of homeless animals by helping people get their animals get spayed/neutered. The post FiXiT Aims to Facilitate 25 Spay Neuters This Week appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.

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Feral Cats in American Cities

10,000 Birds

… The ordinance would allow Minneapolis residents to establish cat “colonies” where abandoned and wild cats can be fed but also vaccinated, neutered and identified in an effort to humanely cut their population and control disease. Feeding bans don’t stop cats from “multiplying”; neutering does.

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National Audubon Society Caves to the Cat Crazies

10,000 Birds

He wrote a column , not for Audubon, but for the Orlando Sentinal , in which he advocated the killing of feral cats instead of the use of trap-neuter-release. The reason for Audubon’s actions? The column was clearly labeled as expressing the views of Ted Williams and not those of the National Audubon Society. (It

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Um, No.

10,000 Birds

Trap-Neuter-Release is a failure and leads to misery for cats and death for birds and other wild creatures. Shorter Steve Dale : Hey, birders, agree with me that feral cats should be left in the wild where they will kill birds. Oh, and could you volunteer to help maintain feral cat colonies? See, we can get along!