June is Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month
June is national Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month. Shelters are flooded with cats from May to November in Southwest Florida, the time of year when most female cats are giving birth to multiple litters. Cat intake at Lee County Domestic Animal Services increases by 34% during kitten season.
Fort Myers, Florida, 5/13/10-Lee County Domestic Animal Services (LCDAS) will join the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals throughout the month of June in asking our community to open their hearts and homes to a new feline companion. LCDAS is offering a $50 discount on all cat and kitten adoptions. This means adopters can take home an adult or senior cat for free or a kitten for only $25 with an approved application.
The adoption fee, a $500 value, includes:
Spay/neuter surgery
Age-appropriate vaccinations
Rabies vaccination and county license
10-day pet health guarantee
Microchip ID
Feline Leukemia and Aids test
Flea treatment
Worming
Training DVD
Bag of Science Diet Cat Food
LCDAS took in nearly 5,000 cats and kittens in 2009. The only way to reduce the births and ultimate deaths of over 3,600 cats each year in Lee County is for cat owners to keep their cats from straying and to spay and neuter their pets.
Lee County’s ordinance change in 2009 now allows for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) of community feral cats. This means that cats living in neighborhood colonies can now be legally trapped, sterilized and returned to the community from which they came. Successful TNR programs in other areas have been extremely effective in eventually reducing the number of feral cats in those communities.
For more information about adoption, Trap-Neuter-Return, or low-cost spay/neuter programs call 239-533-7387 (LEE-PETS) or go to www.leelostpets.com. Photos and information about lost pets or pets for adoption are also available online. Pet info on the website updates hourly.