If you stop to consider California taxpayers spend approximately $405 million annually to house, care for euthanize unwanted animals in shelters, you’ll see why our volunteer team is focused on spay/neuter & reducing the number of animals being discarded.

Each spay prevents at least 12 kittens from ever needing a home which equals more homes for cats who truly need a safety net.

We’re a small team of part time volunteers, laser-focused on fixing cats. Our volunteers donate their time to what’s known as high-intensity Trap/Neuter/Return or “TNR” in the northeast region of L.A.

Many people aren’t aware how dire the problem is. Things like “no kill” & adoption alone won’t prevent future generations of animals from taxing an already overwhelmed shelter system.

Ultimately, we hope our volunteer work inspires more animal advocates to get behind spay/neuter & help reduce the number of animals struggling to survive on the street, or being disposed at shelters every year. We can do better!

WHY IS SPAY/NEUTER SO IMPORTANT?

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 prevent future generations. trap/neuter/return breaks the breeding cycle & is the most humane way to reduce the growing number homeless cats.

Fewer unwanted litters born frees up space at rescues & shelters & for all the cats & kittEns out there now who need a safety net.

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

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BREAK THE CYCLE →

Action not Apathy.

It’s always kitten season in l.A. and it’s not cute. In September of 2019, 155% more kittens lost their lives in our city shelters compared to Sept. 2018. Adoption doesn’t address the root of the problem.

if you stop to consider the fact that if just 10 female cats were spayed, close to 120 kittens would be saved from ever entering a shelter, doesn’t it make sense to invest in a simple spay or neuter for more cats?

It’s realy up to all of us to decide if we want to make a humane change, If we want to support smart, cost effective, compassionate solutions.

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