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expatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-05 12:57 AM
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16. find a feral/stray spay/neuter group in your area & speak with the family
about how you think it would be best to get them fixed. The group will be able to assess the situation and know how to best control the population (either by just spaying/neutering the adults and releasing them or having to remove a few of them).

The thing is this: By just taking the extra kitten is a short term solution that just feeds the long term problem of these cats just continuing to breed and creating more litters which of course, in the end, creates many, many more suffering poor kittens. Of course I am not saying you SHOULDN'T take the kitten, I am just saying that you should also address the underlying problem. And you could perhaps do this with only a couple phone calls.

Oh, and if the family is not cooperative with the idea of a spay-neutering or if such a group is not available in your area or if you don't feel comfortable talking to the family about this, then contact your local humane society/ animal shelter.

What is the current size, would you say, of their cat population?

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