They're worthless too. From the local feline rescues to the local Humane society..........
A mama cat and her four kittens showed up on my deck this past summer. So I fed them and gave them some shelter as they grew, while at the same time calling every feline rescue agency within 50 miles of my house.
Not a one would take them in, claiming they were all filled up.
I called the local Humane Society and they gave me the same bull shit. So one day I drove over to the HS and showed the director pictures of the kittens and she said that she would take them in if I first had them tested for FIV....(Oh really? Why now? Because they're cute?)
The HS has a vet clinic on site but the director said they wouldn't do the tests.
So I took them to a walk in clinic, had them tested at a cost of $50 per kitten, then called up the director to make an appointment to bring them in, as she had instructed me previously. Sorry, she's out of the office till next Tuesday.
So next Tuesday arrives, I call her up and she tells me to bring the kittens in on Thursday, at another cost of $50 for all the kittens..........
Nothing but a frickin' run around from not only the local feline rescues, but worse, the local Humane Society.....
And don't get me started on the bullshit "Trap, Neuter and Release" program all these rescue agencies recommend for feral cats.
Here's how it works in my area: Trap the cat, call up the Humane Society and make an appointment to bring the cat in, usually in a couple of days. (Right, I'm going to keep the poor cat in the trap for two or three days until I can make the appointment. Ain't gonna happen.)
So here's what really ticks me off, it's the vet clinic at the Humane Society that is going to neuter the cats, the same damn clinic that wouldn't test my kittens for the required FIV tests prior to the HS taking them in......
That TNR process is terrible. We did TNR on 5 feral cats when we moved to TN.
There’s a non-profit private group, Planned Pethood, that provides spay/neuter and basic shots for very little money. They do take appointments for pets, but they put strays ahead of the line.
Trap the cat/kitten on Sunday-Thursday. Keep in the cage overnight with no food or water. Take the cat to PP first thing in the morning for the procedure. Pick up in the afternoon. I think the cost is $25, but we gave them a large donation instead.
We released all of them, but decided to bring them all inside after a couple months.