One Cat at a Time
"You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats." - Colonial proverb
There are so very many homeless cats in Nova Scotia. Rescues around the province are full to bursting. Hardworking Trap Neuter Return groups do their part. It often doesn't end well for the ones that get picked up by Animal Control.
Luckily for the cats, there are some kindhearted individuals who do not turn their backs on cats in need of help. These good people get the strays tested, vetted, vaccinated and spayed or neutered. They are usually already 'full up' themselves from previous strays. Still, these compassionate folks somehow find homes for the kitties, one cat at a time.
What One Person Can Do:
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Strays can be timid and hard to coax in. Most Trap Neuter Return Groups will loan you a trap if you ask, and show you how to use it.
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No matter how friendly the kitty, its important to keep them isolated from your own cat (s ) until a fel/leuk test has been done at the vets.
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Ask your local Rescue Groups, Nova Scotia SPCA branch and your Trap Neuter Return if there are any discounts available at your vets for individuals who find, care for and rehome stray cats.
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If you cannot keep the kitty yourself, ask if any of the groups will do a courtesy posting for you on their website
There are 950,000 people who now call Nova Scotia home. If even 1% of them were to rescue one cat, that would be over NINE THOUSAND homeless kitties saved.
Why each cat makes a difference:
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Every cat that is rescued and treated is one more cat that will live to tell the tail.
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Every person who saves just one cat makes room for one more cat in rescue
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Every parent who saves just one cat teaches his or her children an important lesson about respect for life and compassionate values
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And of course, last but not least, every cat that gets spayed or neutered will never add to the annual river of cats again.
