- Video exhibits kittens on the Ingham County Animal Control & Shelter discussing kitten season in Michigan.
- Kitten season runs from early spring via late fall.
- Leaders advised me what it is best to do should you discover strays in your space.
(The following is a transcription of the complete broadcast story)
Kitten season has begun, which suggests you might even see an uptake in stray cats in your neighborhoods.
“That’s my motto, I’m simply right here for the cats,”
stated Sarah Brockmiller, who’s referred to as the Williamston Cat Lady.
She’s fostered cats in Williamston and the Greater Mid-Michigan space for years, and she or he’s no stranger to kitten season.
“In someday I caught 22 cats. So that is simply the someday,” Brockmiller stated.
And leaders on the Ingham County Animal Control & Shelter say that is not too stunning this time of yr.
“We see far more animals in the summertime months, most likely double than what we see within the winter,” stated Holly Guild, Director of the Ingham County Animal Control & Shelter.
She says throughout spring and summer time months, the shelter on common receives round 70 cats a day.
“Cats and the overabundance of cats are actually animal welfare’s best difficulty proper now,” stated Guild.
Guild says, should you discover a stray, assess the cat see if the cat seems ailing, or has a clipped ear which suggests they’ve already been mounted or neutered.
“For cats more often than not so long as they appear to be in good well being, their coat seems good, they are not skinny, they are not injured, one of the best factor you are able to do is depart them the place they’re at.”
And if you’re seeking to take a stray cat home, Guild says to watch out as it’d because it won’t be a stray. Some cats could be outdoors roaming, which have homeowners, or caregivers.
“Look for a collar and tag, get them scanned for a chip, put up them on social media, and if nobody is in search of them, if folks need to maintain them and undertake them, proceed from there.”
Brockmiller additionally says to have a cat checked for sicknesses earlier than you deliver it in your home.
“Especially when you have animals at home, you by no means need to simply absorb any cat you discover outdoors, as a result of you do not know what that cat has been uncovered to, what they’re bringing into your home,” stated Brockmiller. “You’re primarily exposing your individual pets too.”
Guild added one of the best factor to do is name your native animal management heart if you’re involved about strays in your space.
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