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Every year in Ireland, thousands of unwanted kittens and cats are disposed of
in one way or another because they are unwanted or because there are not
enough homes available for them. The methods some people use to, as they
put it themselves, "get rid of" unwanted kittens or cats can be cruel, heartless
and downright savage. It can involve drowning, suffocating, poisoning,
dumping, even burying them alive. Yes, this is the unsavoury reality in this
country today. The awful fact is that all of this is completely unnecessary.
There is a SIMPLE, HUMANE SOLUTION to the problem of unwanted litters
of kittens.

SPAY/NEUTER YOUR CAT

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This is the most humane way to deal with the

problem of unwanted litters of kittens. It sounds

so simple, yet many cat owners just can't seem

to grasp its meaning. By spaying your female

cat and neutering your male cat, you are

permanently ending the reproduction capacity

of that cat. This is not cruel or going against

nature. It is much kinder than having to put

litters of unwanted kittens to sleep or drowning

them or "getting rid of them" in a hundred and

one other ways as mentioned already.

THESE ARE THE FACTS

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A female cat can become pregnant at SIX months of age. She can have
THREE litters of kittens per year with an average of FIVE kittens per litter.
Now it doesn't take a genius to work out the figures. Whatever way you look at
it, you are talking too many kittens. A cat can be spayed or neutered at ANY
AGE from SIX MONTHS onwards. It is a myth that a female cat should have
one litter before being spayed. There is no sound reason for this. In fact what
she doesn't know, she wont miss. If your female cat does mate, she can still
be spayed up to three weeks after mating. Some Vets will do it further into the
pregnancy but it is life threatening to the cat. Don't allow the situation to
develop that far. A female cat can be spayed once her kittens are SIX weeks
old and don't hang around, thinking, wondering and hesitating or she will be
pregnant again and you will have another litter of unwanted kittens on your
hands. Those are the simple facts.

HERE IS ANOTHER FACT

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Mayo Cat Rescue offer 35% discount vouchers to cat owners regardless of
income or circumstances to enable them to have their cats spayed/neutered at
a reduced cost. Just phone or e-mail us and we will send you as many
vouchers as you want. There are Vets in ten towns in Co Mayo who accept
these vouchers. (Westport, Castlebar, Ballina, Ballinrobe, Ballyhaunis,
Charlestown, Kiltimagh, Claremorris, Crossmolina and Killala).

WIN �50 WORTH OF CATFOOD!

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Everyone who uses a Mayo Cat Rescue spay/neuter voucher will be entered
into a draw which takes place at the end of December 2001. The lucky winner
will receive �50 worth of catfood vouchers courtesy of Masterfoods, Dublin
who produce Whiskas, KiteKat, Katkins, Brekkies, etc.

Pictured are

2000 winners

Margaret & Tom

Connolly from

Balla, Co Mayo

receiving their

�50 catfood

vouchers from

Maureen, Mayo

Cat Rescue.

STOP THE SUFFERING AND SAVE LIVES

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If everyone spayed and neutered their cats, it would stop so much suffering
and save so many lives. Be a responsible cat owner, don't allow your cat to
breed uncontrollably.