More and more cats in need: Milli leads sad statistics!

More and more cats in need: Milli leads sad statistics!

in Cologne, the animal shelters are a growing challenge. In particular, the small cats - like Milli, who gave birth to their first throw at less than a year - are the focus of this problem. Regardless of her youth, Milli cannot take care of her offspring, which is why the Winhöringer animal shelter team took responsibility for the small kittens. "We are trying to raise them by hand growth," report committed employees who are passionate about. However, this situation is not an isolated case. More and more pregnant cats have ended up in animal shelters in the past few months, and many of them are in poor condition and require immediate help. Millis History reflects numerous similar cases that are increasingly to be observed in our city We learn from PNP .

A particularly alarming trend is shown in the statistics of the animal welfare associations. According to the Report of the German Animal Welfare Association , a total of 566 animal welfare associations were interviewed in 2023 who take care of the street cats in Germany. Among these clubs are 495 in rural and 109 in urban regions. The signs are on the alarm: climbs in the population of street cats and a high death rate at kittens were found in several locations. This development is primarily due to inadequate castration and the increased suspension of pets during the Corona period. This provides additional pressure on the already overloaded animal shelters.

concern for the small lifesavers

The smallest cat threatens considerably in the habit of life on the street. About 75 % of the kittens do not even reach their sixth month of life each year. The main causes? Untreated illnesses, traffic accidents and a poor nutrition the cat protection report states . The street cat population also acts as a reservoir for dangerous infections that can also endanger domestic cats. These circumstances exacerbate the situation for many found animals from animal shelters.

Corona pandemic has also endangered long-term castration actions. Due to personnel bottlenecks in veterinary practices, many of these important measures were suspended. A survey shows that about 10 % of the cat owners have not neutered their animals and categorically rejected castration. The German Animal Welfare Association urgently calls for more financial support for cat protection and a nationwide castration obligation for freestrock cats to get a grip on this worries.

The situation is serious, and it needs a common sense of animal welfare associations, animal owners and the entire society to offer the cats in need, such as Milli and their family. It is up to us to take responsibility and to raise the voice when it comes to protecting these esteemed beings.