Purr-fect Recipes for a Healthy Cat: 101 Natural Cat Food & Treat Recipes to Make Your Cat Happy by Lisa Shiroff

Author:Lisa Shiroff
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cat food, diet, cats, feline, nutritional, recipe, healthy, natural
Publisher: Atlantic Publishing
Published: 2011-12-27T00:00:00+00:00

Spaying and Neutering

Often, when you adopt an animal from a shelter, and even sometimes when you buy one from a breeder, before the pet is relinquished to you, you must agree to spay or neuter it. That simple medical procedure has many benefits for the animal, for you, and (perhaps surprisingly) for the planet. Spayed and neutered animals often live longer lives because they are less prone to succumb to diseases and cancers of the reproductive organs, which is good for the cats. And it is good for you because you get to keep your perky kitty longer, and the veterinarian bill of a spaying or neutering is much cheaper than one covering the costs of cancer.

At this point, you may be asking yourself, “how is spaying and neutering good for the planet?” Well, according to the American Humane Association, it just takes two cats and their offspring, all producing two average-sized litters a year with just two or three kittens from each surviving, to produce 80 million cats. Read that sentence again. It is a staggering amount of animals that will need to be taken care of — with resources that impact the earth to create food, kitty litter, vaccines, and provide shelter and transportation when necessary.

Besides, if your pet has a genetic mutation or a genetic predisposition toward particular illnesses or conditions, unless you neuter him, he is at risk of passing that gene on and weakening future generations. Obviously, the above example shows you how many cats that can impact. But, if you have a tom, it can be even more. There is no limit to how many kittens a tom can sire.

The sheer number of unwanted animals on the planet creates a huge antienvironmental impact. Stray dogs and cats survive by feeding on whatever prey they can find, which can upset the natural balance of an ecosystem. You may not like mice and rats in your homes, but they go to great lengths keeping insects and other pests in control. In urban areas, feral cats soon learn how to tackle garbage receptacles and trash cans, tipping them over or otherwise spilling out their contents. The dogs and cats are completely unaware of the dangers associated with litter clogging up the earth — that plastic bags can escape into waterways and wetlands where they are accidentally ingested by fish and birds, killing them off. And the bacteria in the urine and feces of those wild animals can get into the soil and groundwater where those pathogens can affect other animals, including humans.

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