ARE YOU FEEDING FERAL / STRAY CATS?

Now you can help reduce the number of kittens born to stray cats.

Please contact The Gozo Cat Team, who where possible, will help you trap these cats if needed, get them to a vet for spaying or neutering, and then return them to where they came from. The only other piece of altering we do, is while under anesthetic, we have the vet, trim the top of the left ear tip. This is a universally recognized procedure, that is carried out all over the world. At a future date, the cat is immediately recognized, as already being 'fixed'.

Why A Trap And Kill Policy Does Not Work.

It is proven, that as soon as a cat is removed from a colony, then another will move in to take it’s place.

Cats are territorial. They don't allow other cats into their territory to steal their food. Altered cats will stand their ground and guard their food source, will not have kittens, and will die in a few years. Remove the cat(s) from the habitat without changing the habitat and another cat will move in.

Unless a cat is diseased or very sick, why should it be removed and be ‘put to sleep’, just because it does not have a human address.

Most of us would probably prefer to have a small, healthy feral cat population, rather than a larger rat population. Cats need to be healthy and strong, to take on, and kill a full grown rat.

Cats have short-term pregnancies and large litters. Two cats can produce thousands of kittens in just a few short years. Spay/neuter surgery not only curtails reproduction - it makes for a healthier, better behaved cat as well. Neutering reduces aggression toward other cats and decreases the likelihood of fight related injuries. It also helps prevent tomcats from spraying and roaming in search of a mate.