Today marks Global Cat Day by which advocates worldwide be part of Alley Cat Allies, an advocacy organization for cats, to guard cats and kittens. This 12 months’s theme is Cats Are Community.1
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“Cats are our family, friends, and neighbors, and our unique relationship with them spans thousands of years, across all borders and every language,” mentioned Coryn Julien, director of communications for Alley Cat Allies, in an organizational launch.1 “But even with so much history together, cats still need people to stand up for them against cruelty and other threats to their lives. On Global Cat Day, we call on everyone around the world to become cat advocates and defend cats as we should defend all members of our community.”
To deal with Global Cat Day and additional its mission, Alley Cat Allies has introduced in a respective launch that’s has launched a humane, nonlethal program to handle the group cat inhabitants within the Cayman Islands.2 In this space, the Department of Environment and Department of Agriculture have instilled an invasive species plan for feral cats which in the end results in euthanasia if they don’t belong to any proprietor as these animals are believed to be threatening native wildlife populations.3
According to the Cayman Islands authorities,3 the invasive species plan consists of varied phases, with the primary being to microchip all companion cats within the goal space at no cost and collect data on the cat and its proprietor. Next, is widespread trapping of feral cats, primarily in ecologically delicate areas and supply populations that might shortly migrate. Traps are usually monitored, and triggered traps are changed. Collected cats are saved in a protected space and checked for microchips and if a cat has a microchip, it’s checked in opposition to the companion cat database and instantly returned to the proprietor. Cats and not using a microchip are euthanatized by way of injection by a veterinarian.
To assist stop this from occurring, beginning in the present day Alley Cat Allies is teaming up with Cayman Islands Humane Society to offer on-the-ground spaying and neutering surgical procedure for as much as 100 cats on Grand Cayman Island and distribute tons of of kilos of cat meals to caregivers in want of help.2
Alley Cat Allies notes that together with being merciless, killing cats to assist defend different species is fruitless and never lengthy lasting due to a phenomenon generally known as the Vacuum Effect. This implies that eradicating feral cat populations opens a habitat for a surge of recent cats, both from neighboring territories or born from survivors. Each time cats are eliminated, the inhabitants will rebound resulting in a pricey, countless cycle of trapping and killing.4
References
- Global Cat Day from Alley Cat Allies is Oct 16, 2023. News launch. Alley Cat Allies. August 22, 2023. Accessed October 16, 2023.
- On October 16 – Global Cat Day – Alley Cat Allies makes a stand to stop cats from being killed on Caribbean Islands. News launch. Alley Cat Allies. October 16, 2023. Accessed October 16, 2023. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/on-october-16—global-cat-day—alley-cat-allies-makes-a-stand-to-prevent-cats-from-being-killed-on-caribbean-islands-301956597.html
- Feral cat management within the Cayman Islands: Frequently requested questions. Cayman Islands Government Department of Environment. Accessed October 16, 2023. https://doe.ky/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Feral-Cat-FAQ.pdf
- The vacuum impact: why catch and kill doesn’t work. Alley Cat Allies. Accessed October 16, 2023.
