| All over the world, there is an ongoing cat | | | | are put up for adoption are already |
| overpopulation. Most anywhere, these cats are | | | | housebroken, trained, and vaccinated. Also, |
| gathered and killed, sometimes, by very cruel | | | | an adult cat understands that the new owner |
| means. In the United States alone, more than | | | | is the one who saved its life and it looks up |
| six million cats are put to death each | | | | to him to form an unbreakable bond with him. |
| year.Some cities, however, embrace their cats | | | | Your adopted cat will probably be more loyal |
| like good fortune. In Rome, if a kitten is | | | | and loving than any pedigreed, store-bought |
| born on a Roman's doorstep, by law it has the | | | | pet.If you want a pure-bred animal, most |
| right to live on his property. Roman cats are | | | | animal shelters--in addition to mixed |
| just as famous as the Roman ruins where they | | | | breeds--may offer purebreds that have lost |
| mostly live. Old ladies called gattare feed | | | | their owners to death or misfortune or have |
| and take care of these animals and the | | | | ended up with irresponsible owners. Some |
| government sees to it that a vet visits them | | | | humane societies may even provide counseling |
| often to spay, neuter, and vaccinate them. | | | | in pet care and match you up with a cat who |
| The cats even have litter boxes here and | | | | will meet your needs the best. For example, a |
| there among the ruins. After all, Romans feel | | | | less sprightly older cat that doesn't need to |
| they owe to these cats whose ancestors, | | | | be around children too much will be perfect |
| sometime during the antiquity, were brought | | | | as a friend for an older person, and a |
| over from Egypt to rid the city of | | | | younger, livelier cat will love to be a |
| rats.Unfortunately, not every city is as | | | | member of a growing family.If you cannot |
| civilized as Rome and no public official ever | | | | adopt a cat for any reason, you might decide |
| makes a big issue of saving the lives of | | | | to provide a foster home for a cat or two |
| stray cats. In our country, stray cats are | | | | until their adoption by another person |
| taken care off all right, but rather in a | | | | finalizes. Foster homes help rescue |
| negative way, because the city officials do | | | | organizations greatly, since they provide |
| not want the cats as public nuisances | | | | extra shelter that the organizations cannot |
| endangering the health of the human | | | | afford.If you cannot do that, then, try to |
| population. Some humane rescue organizations, | | | | make a donation to a rescue organization in |
| however, pick up these cats spay and neuter | | | | your area so the cats are spayed, neutered, |
| them and put them up for adoption.Adoption is | | | | and vaccinated. Usually, spayed and neutered |
| the right thing to do, if you want a cat in | | | | cats will have their left ears slightly slit |
| your life. When you adopt a cat or a kitten | | | | for identification.If you adopt a cat, keep |
| from an organization like your local shelter, | | | | it indoors unless you have a fenced yard or a |
| SPCA, or another volunteer cat rescue | | | | screened porch. Cats kept indoors live |
| operation, you are not only saving the life | | | | longer, are cleaner and more disease-free, |
| of that animal, but also, you are helping | | | | and are not subject to attacks by other |
| another animal to take its place in the | | | | larger animals.Wherever you adopt your cat |
| shelter.Adopting a kitten or a cat has its | | | | from, remember that not only are you saving |
| benefits. A kitten is a very cute animal and | | | | its life but also you are standing up for a |
| has more of a chance of getting adopted by | | | | creature that cannot defend itself. What else |
| other people. If you adopt an older cat, | | | | can be more humane and civilized than |
| however, not only will you be saving is life | | | | that?This article has been submitted by Joy |
| and making space in the shelter for another | | | | Cagil in affiliation with which is a site |
| animal, but also, you'll find yourself with | | | | for Pet Forums. |
| less work. As a plus, most adult cats that | | | | |