30/07/2024
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I don’t know where to begin, this time of year, all cat organizations are worn out and tired and we feel the same. Yesterday, we received a number of calls that expressed you are also overwhelmed from your increasing cat populations. In total, 71 cats needing spade or neutered are what added up from just yesterday’s phone conversations. The hard part is, most people live in the county limits and there is no help for them on the horizon. In the meantime, the cat populations continue to grow. One family went from 2 cats to 17 over night explaining it to us like it was something new, it isn’t. It’s cat math and cats always win. Siskiyou County animal control does not have any monies budgeted for cats or controlling cat populations. We agree, things need to change as do some of our county animal policies. However, we are only part of your solution. We can not stress enough that we need you to attend the city council meetings or the county board of supervisor meetings and ask for that change you are so desperately wanting. Express your concerns there. Start being the positive noise maker and work at being heard so that we can help more animals. We openly speak with groups and organizations and will come behind you, but we cannot do the advocating portion on top of the work we are already doing. The only ways to make change is to educate people on why this is important and be active, think outside the box. This year we have spayed 330 females, neutered 290 males, and diverted 405 fetus. It is a small fraction of what is left in our county still unaltered. If you have not donated your time to helping, we welcome any of you to start. Lighten the load for the local rescues and shelters…. VOLUNTEER TODAY.
