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Originally Posted by Arilynn  Cute kitties! Is there a Humane Society or ASPCA that will take the cats in, spay/neuter them, and put them up for adoption after some socialization? |
The local city shelter is usually overwhelmed and the adoption rate cannot keep up, especially since most people want cute kittens, of which there are an abundance. There are no resources for socilalization and I don't think they spay/neuter either since most of the cats will end up being euthanized after 2-3 weeks.
We've also heard stories of entire batches at the shelter being wiped out by various diseases, due to overcrowding. So all in all, the cats stand a better chance of survival on the streets than in the hands of the city. We're talking a West Virginia county where teachers often have to buy their own office supplies, so there's not a whole lot of extra money floating around.
Our own house is filled up already with 3 dogs and 2 cats (most of which are rescues, too). So there is no way, no possible way, we can take in some street cats, no matter how winsome.
No way.
None.