Cat crisis in the Unterallgäu: stray kittens discovered on the side of the road!

Cat crisis in the Unterallgäu: stray kittens discovered on the side of the road!

In the night of Sunday, June 30, 2025, an attentive road user near the Stetten motorway entrance made a sad discovery. As the Augsburg Allgemeine reports, he found a little kitten that called for help orphaned on the side of the road. After a short waiting time for the mother animal, which did not come, he decided to hand over the kitten of the Mindelheim police. There the little one was supplied with food and then passed on to a foster home. People who miss the animal or have further information can contact the responsible police in Mindelheim.

The situation for kittens in the region is alarming. Animal shelters in the Unterallgäu not only fight with the overpopulation of cat sticks, but also call for a castration obligation for freelancers in order to counteract the increasing number of strays. Melanie Kühn, the head of the Beckstetten animal shelter, describes serious cases of passed and sick kittens that impressively illustrate the emergency of the animals.

cat protection and overpopulation

According to a message from the Süddeutsche Zeitung, the number of strays in Bavaria in 2025 is with alarming 300,000. This leads to a steady increase in kittens, which are given in animal shelters. In a particularly impressive example, the animal shelter manager Karin Lück remembers two years ago when she had to take 22 kittens in her care because there was no other option. Unfortunately, only four of these kittens survived, which impressively illustrates the pressing problem.

The German animal protection association strikes more alarming tones and reports that practical cat protection has collapsed in Germany. A current survey shows that 71 percent of animal welfare associations report rising cat populations in their regions. The President of the Animal Welfare Association, Thomas Schröder, urges a nationwide castration obligation in the new animal welfare law to control the excessive situation.

A look at the numbers in the Unterallgäu

The Unterallgäu, with an area of 1,229.53 square kilometers and around 145,298 inhabitants, is also severely affected by this problem. The situation is worrying with numerous hotspots where stray cats live. Animal sheds are faced with the challenge that they often reach their limits in the castration and care of the animals, as the Augsburg general emphasis.

The entire region has retained numerous excursion destinations and sights, but animal welfare is an indispensable duty for society. While people enjoy places such as the Iller cycle and hiking trail or the Mindelburg, the view should also be focused on the needs of the animals.

The situation for kittens and stray animals in the Unterallgäu offers occasion to act. If you want to help, you should not be afraid to become active or share information to protect and support these esteemed companions.

For more information on the current situation and the campaign "Every cat life counts", interested parties can be interested in the websites of the Visit Süddeutsche Zeitung