Wisconsin Town Is Overrun with Feral Street Cats and They Desperately Need Help

Eve Vawter
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Local stray and feral cat populations have reached crisis levels in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, and the dire situation there isn't a one-off circumstance, because shelters all over the USA are severely in need of volunteers and donations, especially as the temperatures drop.

Stray animals have been abundant in Fond du Lac in the past several months and beyond, but especially cats and kittens, reaching a point where local shelters are "beyond full."

Speaking to The FDL reporter, Gaby Petersen, owner of Lucky Dog Small Breed Rescue, explained, "The three rescues in town do the very best we can with the little resources we have," she said. "I feel we will receive many more calls and messages as the weather turns. I’m just not sure where all these cats will go."

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In just seven years, a single pair of cats and their offspring could produce a staggering total of 420,000 kittens. One way of helping to stop cats reproducing is by implementing a  trap-neuter-return (TNR) program, which traps feral or outdoor cats, vaccinates and spays or neuters them and returns them back to the area in which they were trapped. Neither the city nor county of Fond du Lac has a TNR program in place, but the Fond du Lac Humane Society is working with the city and rescues on the feasibility of starting one.

Shelters all over the US are in need of both monetary donations and volunteers to help animals. As it gets cold outside one of the most important things you can do as a pet owner is to make sure your own cat or dog is spayed or neutered.

If you are interested in volunteering, adopting, or making a donation, you can contact the Fond Du Lac Humane Society at their website here.

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