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We find hard to believe the level of people's hostility towards homeless
cats, especially feral cats (the definition of a feral cat is that it was
born in the streets and therefore it is fearful of humans and frankly
justifiably so!) There is an undeclared war against these poor animals as
they are being more and more frequently defined a pest to be barbarically
eradicated. Abandoned cats who were previously owned if rescued by a humane society
may have a chance to find another home. Unfortunately, this is not
the case with feral cats. Most shelters will not take them in
because of the time it takes to domesticate them so since no one wants
them they are being destroyed in many cruel ways which we will not
discuss. Fortunately, Animal Umbrella has a very humane alternative to offer to
feral cats: (even adults), if there is space we rescue them from dangerous
situations, spay or neuter, vaccinate and test them and then bring them to
our shelter where gradually our volunteers start to socialize them.
It can be done with patience, compassion and love. We have many
success stories, some of which shared in articles elsewhere in this
newsletter. Animal Umbrella has been doing this for years and we
have successfully placed thousands of domesticated feral cats.
People who have adopted them usually love them for their great devotion to
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Becky was born as a feral kitten at a treatment plant in the greater Boston area where kind workers took turns feeding her. After being socialized at our shelter, she is now ready for adoption to a good home. Unfortunately, since there are thousands of feral cats in the streets
and we can't take them all in the shelter, we spay or neuter, vaccinate
and test them and release most of them in areas where they are safe, they
are being fed by a caring person and have reasonable shelter in the
winter. If you are feeding a feral cat in your area and wish to adopt it, please call us at 617-731-7267 and we will help you socialize it. We have helped hundreds of people who have decided to take on this challenge and have succeeded! YOU WILL SAVE A LIFE |
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Annamarie Taylor |
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