kind org: fix nation
FixNation is an organization that is working to end reproduction in the homeless cat population of Los Angeles. Over 40,000 kittens and cats are euthanized in Los Angeles shelters each year because there are no good homes for them, not to mention the countless others who are suffering on the streets.
FixNation is working to bring an end to this suffering and senseless killing with their TNR program, Trap-Neuter-Return. They spay and neuter over 17,000 homeless cats per year. To date they have sterilized over 60,000 cats.
Please visit their website FixNation, make a donation, get involved, or adopt a cat or kitten from your local shelter. With your help, FixNation can bring an end to the unnecessary suffering of so many homeless cats.
You can also share this letter from the POV of a cat in need:
Is there an organization like this in your hometown? Tell me about it in the comments below.
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I find or meet cats on the street on occasion, bring them to the vet, have them spayed or neutered, and find homes for them or just add them to the family. I am happy to live in a town, Jersey City, NJ, where there are many people like me and others who feed animals daily. I love to hear of new organizations that care for animals and is just a reminder to me to send money to one of my favorite animal care groups. Also time for another cat since we are only living with 2 strays at present. 3 is perfect for us.
Give to these groups people, it is just more love in the world.
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I'm so thankful for organizations such as this one. I used to live in LA, but my husband and I are in Northern California now. I foster kittens for the Sonoma Humane Society and love every bit of it. Also, there is an organization called Forgotten Felines which is similar... they fix cats, "tip" their ear, and release them where they came from. It is such a wonderful program. In fact, one cat that ended up in my backyard (we live along a creek) was looking for food and I finally was able to get close enough to her to see that her ear was tipped. I was so glad to know she was already fixed! Now, 2 years later, I have to say that she is my cat as she greets me at my back door and jumps onto my lap. Who would've known?! I wish more people knew about these sort of pragrams and organizations to help support and use them. I think awareness is a huge issue.
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I volunteer for a local organization that does something similar. www.thefelinefix.org
We are actually working on a fundraising challenge to help raise more money to provide more spay and neuter services for feral cats! If you want to help, please check out global giving page. http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/sterilize-feral-cats-for-the-disabled-and-elderly/
Thanks everyone for caring about the animals! :)
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Just got my 2 kitties from the SPCA in Sullivan county NY - 5 weeks old - the litter was dropped off at their door with no mom so able to adopt early - they are so adorable I can't stand it! Amazing their instincts - at 5 weeks they are eating, using litter box, self cleaning, hunting and pouncing small objects, mostly sleeping. Thank you SPCA for all that you do! Kitty wrestling video attached......
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I wish FixNation the best of luck in their mission to reduce the population of homeless cats. This topic always makes me think . . . the following comments are asked without judgement or bitterness, and certainly methods which reduce the need for euthinasia should be a part of the solution to feral cats.
However, any solution which only considers the cat's welfare is not complete. Invasive species are a huge threat to native wildlife populations, second only to habitat loss, and the greater Los Angeles area abuts a variety of habitat.
TNR is often seen as the most effective method for controlling feral cat populations, but unfortunately that is not always the case. See here http://faculty.fullerton.edu/pstapp/GuttillaStapp2010JM.pdf for an interesting article on the effectiveness of TNR on the urban-wildland interface.
I applaud all efforts to reduce cruelty to animals, but wonder why the vegetarian and vegan communities focus primarily on domesticated animals? When does having domesticated animals as pets for our pleasure begin to be another selfish way in which we negativley impact our environment and animal life? For example, conservative estimates in Wisconsin alone have free ranging cats killing 39 million birds per year.
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This touched my heart. A couple of fellow vegan friends and I are trying to form something in our community to see if there is something that we can do to inspire less euthinasia's of healthy animals. I just sent this post to them and it is my hope that we can use this post note in helping to educate and raise awareness in our own community of the sad fate of these precious and innocent felines. Thank you Alicia for sharing this post and it has inspired me to use this idea in our community to make a difference. I often feel so overwhelmed by the amount of needs all around, but we can have hope when we decide to do something to be a part of the solution. These little guys don't have choices as to being born and then must fend for themselves the rest of their lives. Perhaps we could each do something like this and find a local organization to support and offer this idea to help the felines in each of our communities. And remember that there is always a need for an hour or two of volunteer work needed at these shelters. I know two ladies that started one and they work 7 days a week caring for these little guys to give them a life and to try to find them homes. We can all do something.
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We just adopted a little kitten who was dumped in our neighborhood a few months ago he has been coming to our porch we feed him and give him love. No one claimed him and I just couldn't take it anymore we got him fixed and all of his shots. He is an indoor kitty now with our other cat and when I read this about just wanting to feel safe, you can see it in his face, he wants to keep us in site when he sleeps and is my little shadow afraid we won't be there, he wants love constantly and I am happy to oblige. Glad we were able to help but of course there are SO many out there who need help.
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It is so horrible how these poor animals are treated around the world.
I found that apart from Korea, China, etc. in Europe they are treated worse in countries like Romania, Hungary and Spain.
I support for example an organisation in Rumania which you can find on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/T.O.R.A.Bistrita it is unbelievable how they keep the dogs there in a public "shelter" in little cages, letting them live in their excrement. the organisation tora is allowed to visit the shelter once a week to feed them and you can adopt or foster a dog which my friend and i did already.
people from the us could help by donation as TORA wants to build their one kennels in the long term.
if you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me.
greetins from germany
julia
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this subject is very dear to my heart. there is a woman named Mary who worked so hard at the Brevard South Animal Care and Adoption Center. she named every cat and dog, and posted them on petfinders.org. she worked tirelessly as this county shelter in Florida, which was a kill shelter. sometimes she got very attached to a cat or dog and would spend sleepless nights fretting that the next day might be that animals last day if they started "pulling for space".
such was the case with a cat named Eric that she became greatly attached to and worried about. i saw the plea for this cats life on a website, "he gives hugs!", it said, "please come before it's too late!" well, i was looking for a dog on the site, but i could not resist this plea, so we took the cat, and i'll be darned if he's just not the most amazing loving cat ever! everyone at the shelter loved him, and they were so relieved. we also took a kitten they were going to put to sleep since she had a cold. this "kitten" is one of the loves of my life!
in any case, i see that Mary's hard work has paid off a bit. it seems the county has agreed to a trial "no-kill" status for both it's shelters. she also talked about a mobile spay and neuter clinic, i am not sure if she got that going as well, i hope so. that little woman cared so much she could barely look you in the eye without tears when talking about the animals.
oh and now they have a Pajama Pups program which just tugs at my heart! apparently you can sign up and take any adoptable pup on a sleepover! these dogs get scared and lonely at the shelters and this makes them feel excited and important and makes them more adoptable. just a brilliant idea!
i will make a donation to FixNation, one of my adopted cats is from los angeles!
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