It's spay neuter awareness month

Recently I found some really disturbing statistical info about the enormous numbers of feral cats predating the Australian environment. Estimated to be in excess of 23 million these feral cats have had a devastating impact on our native wildlife populations. So where did it start ? Ferals cats originated from pet cats dumped or abandoned which is bad enough but some of these cats were also capable of breeding because their owners didn't bother to desex them. The campaign to desex has only gathered steam in more recent years but 'the cat was already out of the bag' by then. There can be no good reason not to desex. Apart from the appalling numbers of cats and kittens euthanased so many are out on the streets starving and injured. It is every cat owners responsibility to desex their cat. Locally the Sunshine Coast Animal Refuge promotes the Desex in the City campaign.

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