![]() ![]() ![]() According to the report, he had been found “with a sliced open abdomen and exposed internal organs” and had “arrived weak and in pain with severe infection covering his internal organs.” X-rays also revealed that he’d sustained fractures to both “hips that may require surgery to repair.” It wasn’t known how he’d been injured. reported that a badly injured homeless kitten had been found and taken to an animal adoption group. It wasn’t reported whether authorities were notified, but no suspects were identified. The group evidently lacked the funds needed for the cat’s surgery and was trying to raise them. X-rays revealed that the animal had been shot in the shoulder and would require the amputation of a leg. reported that an injured homeless cat had been found and taken to an animal adoption group. Media Reports About Cats Outdoors Who Came to Harm in March 2023 Countless others have died frightened and alone under porches or behind dumpsters, without anyone ever noticing what became of them. So many people become upset by roaming cats that legislation was introduced in Wisconsin and Utah to make it legal to stalk, hunt, and kill domestic cats! The bills failed, thanks to an outcry from animal activists and compassionate citizens, but that these bills were introduced at all should serve as a wake-up call for those who claim to care about cats-they are not safe outdoors.īecause of the many deadly hazards that cats face outdoors, responsible guardians allow their feline companions outdoors only when on a leash, in an enclosed area (such as a screened porch), or closely supervised.īelow is just a sampling of some of the horrible fates that have recently befallen stray, feral, and free-roaming cats. When animal shelters refuse to accept cats (as more and more so-called “no kill” facilities are doing), property owners often take matters into their own hands and resort to cruelty, both intentional and unintentional. ![]() Not everyone loves cats or wants them climbing on their cars, maiming or killing birds, or digging in their gardens. Right or wrong, many property and business owners do not want cats on their property. Cruel people often poison, shoot, burn, drown, or otherwise torture and kill cats. Cats outdoors are vulnerable to contagious diseases, parasite infestations, starvation, dehydration, freezing, heatstroke, attacks by dogs and other predators, and being hit by vehicles. So-called “trap-neuter-release” (TNR) programs-or, more accurately, “trap-neuter-reabandon” programs-may allow limited-admission shelters to spin their intake and euthanasia numbers, but they do nothing to protect cats from the horrors that befall them when left outdoors to battle harsh surroundings, sickness, and sadistic people.Ĭountless cats who are left outdoors without protection die from infected wounds and injuries, as even small abscesses and common urinary tract infections can become raging and deadly for unsocialized cats who cannot be handled and treated. Some animal shelters manipulate their euthanasia statistics by instituting policies that leave animals to struggle for survival and die painfully on the streets.
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