California taxpayers spend approximately $400 million annually to house, care for and euthanize unwanted animals in shelters. Why aren’t we making an investment into reducing the number of animals that need to be sheltered or rescued?

Most people aren’t aware how dire the problem is. Things like “no kill” & just adoptions aren’t preventing future generations of animals from taxing an already overwhelmed system.

Luxe Paws is a tiny team of part time volunteers, laser-focused on ensuring cats are spayed or neutered. Volunteers donate their time to what’s known as high-intensity, neighborhood based Trap/Neuter/Return or “TNR.” We are only able to rescue the youngest, most at-risk with support from volunteer fosters & adopters.

We hope our volunteer work inspires others to advocate for free spay/neuter so more people can help cats in their own neighborhood & together we can drive meaningful change.

WHY SPAY/NEUTER ?

L.A. is home to an estimated 3 million homeless cats and just 4.9 million people. Many people see strays, but aren’t aware that 1 female cat can have 12-16 kittens PER YEAR. Kittens are going into heat as young as 5-6 months old, so half a dozen cats will quickly blossom intO 20 or more in just 12 months.

So what’s the most humane way to control the population of homeless cats & why not just try to adopt them all out? a majority of the “homeless cats’ haven’t been socialized with humans, they’re wild or ‘feral’ and if they’re trapped & taken to a shelter, almost all are killed.

“No kill” & relying on adoptions does nothing to stop the breeding. spay/neuter & is the most humane way to reduce the growing number homeless cats.

Learn more about where all the unwanted kitties come from and why TNR works from UC Davis.

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