Joined
·
12,586 Posts
Remember I told you a while back our neighbor's cat was screaming all night?
Well well. I learned what that was all about last night.
:
Neighbor's little girl caught me as I was getting home. "Guess what I have? KITTENS!"
:-[
"Oh, where did you get kittens? I thought your cat was a boy cat?"
"He is, but I have a step-sister (the daughter of the guy who has just moved in with them). Her cat was pregnant and she had kittens! I'm gonna keep the orange one!"
Sigh.
So, there ya go. The screaming started about a month or two ago. I couldn't figure it out, because I knew their cat was a boy and couldn't think where the female cat was from.
Let's count what's living next door to me:
Two adults
Two children, three teenagers (Brady Bunch style)
One dog (not neutered)
Two cats (not neutered or spayed)
Five kittens (probably bound for the pound as soon as they'll take them)

I am giving some serious thought to putting some spay/neuter information in their mail box. We have a program for low-income families to get services for free through the local Humane Association. Mom is on disability, New boyfriend, I dunno, maybe he works, maybe not.
Last year our local animal control put down almost 11,000 animals, most of whom were healthy and adoptable.
Well well. I learned what that was all about last night.
:
Neighbor's little girl caught me as I was getting home. "Guess what I have? KITTENS!"
:-[
"Oh, where did you get kittens? I thought your cat was a boy cat?"
"He is, but I have a step-sister (the daughter of the guy who has just moved in with them). Her cat was pregnant and she had kittens! I'm gonna keep the orange one!"
Sigh.
So, there ya go. The screaming started about a month or two ago. I couldn't figure it out, because I knew their cat was a boy and couldn't think where the female cat was from.
Let's count what's living next door to me:
Two adults
Two children, three teenagers (Brady Bunch style)
One dog (not neutered)
Two cats (not neutered or spayed)
Five kittens (probably bound for the pound as soon as they'll take them)
I am giving some serious thought to putting some spay/neuter information in their mail box. We have a program for low-income families to get services for free through the local Humane Association. Mom is on disability, New boyfriend, I dunno, maybe he works, maybe not.
Last year our local animal control put down almost 11,000 animals, most of whom were healthy and adoptable.