Today is National Feral Cat Day
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (159105)
Boise, Idaho
October 16, 2015 11:24am CST
It is a day started in 2001 to raise awareness of the community or feral cats in the nation. It is also set up to help improve and protect these type of cats. I guess there are over 700 event nation wide that help in adoptions, educating, and spaying , neutering and vaccination clinics.
We are lucky to have a lot of programs in our community for people who can't afford to go to a vet to get their animals shots and for spaying and neutering too. They even have one that helps with food for pets in the community.
Do you have good programs like this in your community?
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@celticeagle (159105)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Oct 15
@LadyDuck ....A higher number than in some towns I think.
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
16 Oct 15
@celticeagle You almost see no feral cats in the street, they have all found a place where to live.
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@celticeagle (159105)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Oct 15
@vandana7 ...Why would you want to do that here?
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
16 Oct 15
@celticeagle its a college town and kids always bring their pets with them
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@celticeagle (159105)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Oct 15
@Rosekitty ..That's not a bad thing. This is a college town too.
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@celticeagle (159105)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Oct 15
@Rosekitty .....Sounds like a nice community.
@Asylum...Some are some aren't. Just like people.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
16 Oct 15
I don't know here in this new town I am in but they have people that will foster found animals and since we only have one veterinary clinic in the area they are checked out there. I don't know if they do it for free or not but I kind of think so.
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@celticeagle (159105)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Oct 15
I think we all should do our part. The animals can't do it for themselves. Ya know?
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
16 Oct 15
there are many of them here and they have numerous things going on all the time..so our cats and pups are always taking care of
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@celticeagle (159105)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Oct 15
@Rosekitty...That is good to hear. Some places don't.
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@celticeagle (159105)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Oct 15
And don't have pets? Or you can afford vets?
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@celticeagle (159105)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Oct 15
@simone10 ...Usually they are mousers and hard to catch.
@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
24 Oct 15
@celticeagle As far as I know there aren't any programs for people who can afford vets but I don't know for sure. I think most people out in the country don't get their animals vaccinated like they should but that is just my guess.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
19 Oct 15
we have a feral cat society to rehome dumped cats. when I first moved i nto this room there were 2 dozen cats all ages, sizes and breeds I felt so bad for them and found this society in the yellowypages and they did take them and find homes fo them too they do not kill them. I saw this lady take a ktten out of ther car , put it on the ground, close her door and drive off this is in the alley behind my room.I called the society again and they came and took the kitty so i know they wll
find her a home.
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@celticeagle (159105)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Oct 15
That is a great story young lady! It is great to hear that places like this exist.
@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
16 Oct 15
I sometimes wonder if there is a maximum number of good causes for which days can be set - presumably it would have to be 365! When good cause number 366 comes along it will have to wait until February 29th and only be marked once every four years!
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@celticeagle (159105)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Oct 15
I think it is a matter of choosing those we want to focus on and the others to those that are focusing on them. We all have our interests and there are a lot of us!
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
16 Oct 15
It wasn't until me and a few other people started the animal rescue in our town (which is the county seat for crying out loud), that animals were even being taken care of. The stray dog and cat population in this town of 3,000 was ridiculous @celticeagle . All the 3 vets did was just kill them.
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@celticeagle (159105)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Oct 15
It's like doctors, some vets shouldn't be in the profession.
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