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A pair of breeding cats, which can have two or more litters per year, can exponentially produce 420,000 offspring over a seven-year period.

So, you ask, what exactly is a feral cat!!? Feral cats are the wild offspring of domestic cats and are primarily the result of pet owners' abandonment or

failure to spay

and neuter their

animals,

allowing

them to

breed

uncontrolled.

The "care" graphics on this page come courtesty of CatStuff; this gorgeous background comes from Anita at http://geocities.com/anitastubes; the throbbing heart is brought to us from Cool Archive; the spay and neuter graphics from Diabella. Please click on the icons below to visit these sites.

Many people assume their animals will survive when they move away and leave them behind. Contrary to popular belief, domestic animals do not automatically return to their "natural" instincts and cannot fend for themselves! Already, U.S. animal shelters are forced to kill an estimated 15 million homeless cats and dogs annually. The alternative to humane euthanasia for almost every stray is a violent end or slow, painful death. Many "throwaways" die mercilessly outdoors from starvation, disease, abuse --- or as food to a predator.

The following organizations provide vouchers for

low-cost or discounted spay/neuter surgery for pet

owners who call in and request the vouchers,

which can be used at participating vets near

them:

http://www.friendsofanimals.org/ 1-800-321-PETS

http://www.spayusa.org/ 1-800-248-SPAY (SPAY-USA)

Cat Claws, Inc., is home of the famous Cat Claws Scratching Pad with Organic Catnip! Cats would rather scratch our Scratching Pad than your furniture or carpet! WE GUARANTEE IT! (Please click on the underlined name to go there now.)

for humans. This is the only way a cat can exercise, stretch and tone the muscles of its back and shoulders. The toes help the foot meet the ground at a precise angle to keep the leg, shoulder and back muscles and joints in proper alignment. Removal of the last digits of the toes drastically alters the conformation of their feet and causes the feet to meet the ground at an unnatural angle that can cause back pain similar to that in humans caused by wearing improper shoes. Please click here or below for further details. ©Max's House®

Unlike most mammals who walk on the soles of the paws or feet, cats are digitgrade, which means they walk on their toes. Their back, shoulder, paw and leg joints, mucscles, paw and leg joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves are naturally designed to support and distribute the cat's weight across its toes as it walks, runs and climbs. A cat's claws are used for balance, for exercising, and for stretching the muscles in their legs, back, shoulders, and paws. They stretch these muscles by digging their claws into a surface and pulling back against their own clawhold - similar to isometric exercising