A normal cold winter night made an unusual turn when little kitten cries were heard coming from the side of the Livingston First Baptist Church. Then, a mom cat was spotted on the side of the building trying to keep her kitten and herself warm, fed and healthy. The mom cat was skin and bones, as she was fighting the cold and nursing her litter of kittens. Anna Holycross, the founder of Sumter Strays, and her boyfriend Kyle Gordy knew they had to improve the mom and the tiny kitten’s lives. They could not continue to see her suffering, so they brought a box full of hay to the church. The hay would be used for warmth and also a softer place to lie for her and her kittens to sleep. The box will also give the cat family an opportunity to escape …show more content…
In 2014, Holycross and Gordy started Sumter Strays, where they catch, spay or neuter and re-home or release hundreds of cats and kittens to better Sumter’s cat population.
“Sumter Strays all started with the one cat at the Baptist church in town,” Holycross said.
Holycross and Gordy knew that one mom cat was not the only cat affected by neglect. In just in the few months of monitoring that mom cat, she had two litters with multiple kittens in each.
Fairchildcat.org released a diagram with alarming statics. The diagram shows one mom cat may have four kittens. Within the next eight months, those four kittens will reproduce and have kittens of their own, while their mom will continue to have more litters. As the diagram progresses, the number of kittens continues to grow. If none of these cats get spayed or neutered, the life cycle will never end.
Laanimalshelter.com said an average female cat will have three litters a year with four to six kittens in each litter. Also, in seven years one mom cat and her offspring can have up to 420,000 cats. Of those 420,000 cats, only 1 out of 12 will find a
...Mary. In his intense situation, there is no way such an act could be considered a mishap, and Bigger even feels better about himself when it is done. All of this leads to beg the questions, How much of a role do our friendly little felines play in our day to day lives? Are they still living up to their reputation today?
They are cute; they are loveable and judging by their 26 billion views of over 2 million YouTube videos, of them, pouncing, bouncing, climbing, cramming, stalking, clawing, chattering and purring, one this is very certain, CATS ARE VERY ENTERTAINING.
"AVMA Policy Statement on Declawing of Domestic Cats." DVM: The Newsmagazine Of Veterinary Medicine 38.8 (2007): 16. Academic Search Premier. Web. 9 Dec. 2013.
The article, Special Needs of a Deaf Kitten, by Tom Ryan, talks about how it is important for deaf kittens to be living in a safe, caring environment. Deaf kittens enjoy just as much exploring, as do kittens that are able to hear. Unfortunately, the outside world is a very dangerous place for deaf cats due to the fact that they are unable to hear cars, dogs, traffic, or other threats. This may expose them to danger that may be fatal.
A soft purr, a gentle paw. A pet cat is a luxury that humans have indulged in for thousands of years, from their beginnings in Africa and the Middle East, all the way to homes here in 2014. Cats rival dogs as the most common pet in the United States, with 30.4% of houses owning 2.1 cats each (“U.S. Pet Ownership Statistics”).While working cats, such as farm cats, barn cats, and other rural, semi-feral animals may be kept for specific purposes of keeping pest animals at bay, the vast majority of kept cats in the US are pet cats, kept in homes for companionship and affection. Cat owners want the best for their pets, and as such is important to keep pet cat indoors, for their own safety as well as the safety of the local wildlife.
Not counting Malti, we felt pretty proud of ourselves for only keeping two of her kittens, when in reality we wanted the whole litter. Yes, cats are like potato chips for sure. You can't stop at one, or two, or three,
Another sense of the attempt to retain a moralistic self-identity and persevere through the obstacles present was the reaction had by the tenant farmers when forced to move off their land. Standing in conflict with "the cat,"--the destr...
I stepped out of the chilly November air and into the warmth of my home. The first snowfall of the year had hit early in the morning, and the soft, powdery snow provided entertainment for hours. As I laid my furry mittens and warm hat on the bench to dry, I was immediately greeted with the rich scent of sweet apple pie, pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, and the twenty-pound turkey my mother was preparing for our Thanksgiving feast.
In as little as six years, 67,000 puppies can come from the brood of just two dogs. In seven years, two cats and their offspring can create 420,000 kittens. There are approximately 70,000 kittens and puppies born each day (Quirk). What happens to all of these pets? Most of them will never make it to their first birthdays. According to Robert Aaron, "Every year in the United States, 8 million to 10 million cats and dogs are given up to animal shelters and others are abandoned." This may be due to the "throwaway" mentality of the populace today. Four to five million pets are euthanized every year in shelters, not always humanely (Aaron).
...d cats to have certain characteristics and physical features that that they desired, such as long hair, no hair, and different length noses and other physicalities. Some of these breeding traits have altered the natural capabilities of the cat to be able to hunt and survive in the wild. Breeding cats that have short noses has affected their ability to hunt but not the instinct. Cats that are bred to be hairless, if exposed to the elements would not be able to survive long at all outdoors.
...at the hands of his master. The mutilation of its eye, hanging it to death from a tree and killing his wife, which had shown the cat love. There are two interpretations you can take away from this story, the logic of guilt or supernatural fantasy. Which conclusion will you take?
SpayUSA says that the benefits of spaying include no heat cycles, less desire to roam, risk of mammary gland tumors, ovarian and/or uterine cancer is reduced or eliminated, especially if done before the first heat cycle, reduces the number of unwanted cats, and helps cats live longer, healthier lives. Not only are many health issues reduced, but the overpopulation decreases dramatically. Those 66,088 cats are reduced even if only by a little bit. SpayUSA also says that the benefits of neutering reduces or eliminates risk of spraying, less desire to roam, therefore less likely to be injured in fights or auto accidents, risk of testicular cancer is eliminated, and decreases incidence of prostate disease, reduces the number or unwanted cats, decreases aggressive behavior, and helps cats live longer, healthier lives. This means less homeless cats walk around injured or lay dead on the side of the road. In short, if people fixed their cats, many problems could be greatly reduced.
Many humans own a cat. Cats are considered peaceful and content animals. Even though many people own a cat, millions enter animal shelters each year. How a cat is handled within a shelter depends on the cats’ heath, handling, and housing. Disposition depends on how socialized the cats are, although many shelters are required to determine how socialized and comfortable the cats are with humans before adoption. Shelters are very stressful for cats, and can result in cats behaving in uncharacteristic ways. Cats that are highly socialized and adoptable often display aggressive or fearful behaviour when under stress. High stress levels peak when the cats are confined to a small cage in a shelter or household. Cats in households are usually free-roaming cats; they experience hazardous encounters outdoors, which cause stress levels to peak. It is also hypothesised that cats within a multi-cat household are more stressed, because they have nowhere to hide or run when spatial dispersion is unavailable. When a cat is overly stressed out, the cat can exhibit behaviours which include, vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, and fever. Cats can also recognise the voices of their owners, which relates back to the 10,000-year history humans have with cats.
To help keep your kitty safe you need to know which foods to avoid. The following list spotlights eight common foods your cat should never eat:
As my Aunt and I entered Judy's house which was a fifteen minute drive from where I live, I noticed cut black and white cat long haired cat with a pink nose and mysterious slanted eyes sneaking up on me near the corner of the hallway of the house. Judy shared with me that Katie was spayed, what foods to feed the cat and that she was tramatized. Judy had shared with me that she took Katie to the Shelter to try to find the owners but to no aval. You see, Katie had showed up at Judy's arcadia door so Judy took her in and kept her for several months before deciding to give the cat away.