Is Athens Little Darlings really needed?

YES!!

There are so many unwanted, unfixed, abandoned cats having kittens on the streets. They are prey to coyotes, raccoons, poison, disease, run over by cars and abused by people who dislike them. Female street cats give birth to litters of kittens two or three times a year. Their kittens will have kittens at just five months. These cats must scavenge for food and are undernourished and perpetually afraid. Most street cats survive no more than three years on the mean streets. No creature loves comfort more than a cat. It is so heartbreaking to see the conditions they live in. Many of these newborn kittens and their moms die on the streets.

Where do your kittens come from?

One of the questions we are frequently asked by people adopting our kittens, is where do our kittens come from? The answer is EVERYWHERE! The streets, back alleys, barns, left behind in apartments, surrendered by owners, the Humane Society. We have had kittens found in dumpsters (all too common), a day-old kitten dropped by a bird, born under a garden shed or garage, found in hedges, abandoned cars, plant pots....The List is ENDLESS!!


Each year, millions of unwanted animals are euthanized because there just aren't as many homes available as there are animals.

Why Should You Spay / Neuter Your Pet?
The Simple Facts:

     Nationwide Statistics: 

1. 6-8 million animals enter shelters every year, many more are strays on the streets (Humane Society of the United States).
2. 64% of all animals are euthanized due to lack of available homes.
3. Over 70,000 puppies and kittens are born everyday. 10,000 people are born everyday. There are just not enough homes for the number of animals born.
4. It costs US taxpayers almost $2 Billion to impound, shelter, kill, and dispose of unwanted animals yearly (Metroplex Animal Coalition).

Spay / Neuter provides benefits to your pet as well as preventing animal overpopulation. Your pet is less likely to do the following:

1. House soil, mark its territory, spray or bleed;
2. Excessively meow;
3. Escape from the yard and roam;
4. Fight with other pets;
5. Bite or scratch (less likely to be aggressive in general
6. Develop uterine, mammary, prostate or testicular cancer.

The latest medical findings indicate your pet will be healthier and live longer.


If You Are Still Not Convinced:

1. If you want to experience "the miracle of birth" by breeding, you should also experience the "tragic results" of that decision by visiting a shelter first.
2. Those strays that do not end up in shelters suffer sickness, exposure, starvation and death on the streets of the nation's cities and towns.
The Solution Is Simple: Stop the Births . . .

Spay / Neuter Your Pet Please!