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“Autumn cats” — get them neutered now

Mandatory neutering can prevent overpopulation and massive animal suffering.

Editorial team Wild beim Wild — 8 March 2023

Two million homeless cats

In spring, most animal shelters and cat rescue stations reach their capacity limits due to surrendered young cats. Around two million homeless cats roam Germany’s parks, parking garages, and gardens.

PETA is calling on all owners of cats born in autumn 2022 to have their animals neutered in the coming weeks. A single unneutered cat and her offspring can theoretically produce 370’000 more cats in just seven years.

Neutering protects and extends lives

Neutering protects female cats from tumours of the reproductive organs and increases life expectancy by several years. As early as 2008, Paderborn became the first German city to introduce mandatory neutering for free-roaming cats. Since then, more than 1’000 towns and municipalities have followed this example. More on the topics of animal rights and animal welfare.

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