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Why does every Holiday Destination have Stray Cats

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Aquarius1234 · 24/05/2025 21:43

Are there any European coastal/ city breaks that don't have millions of stray cats?

I was thinking of France but apparently 11 millions cats.
I get Greek islands and Cyprus oh and Croatia had a crazy amount....

Why can't you go anywhere and not be surrounded by cats when out for dinner.
I thought western Europe wouldn't be littered ?

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Buildingthefuture · 24/05/2025 21:57

Because a lot of people don’t value the life of animals? It is a world wide issue. If you want to change it, do something. We travel to a country with a lot of stray animals. We’ve adopted some, but obviously we can’t take them all. But every time we go, we get a trap from the vet, trap a cat or two, take them to the vet, get them spayed/neutered/ treated for any issues. It costs about €60 euros per cat and takes about 2 hrs per cat of my time. Since cats can have many, many kittens, it makes a difference. For me, it’s time and money well spent.

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Aquarius1234 · 24/05/2025 21:55

Poopeepoopee · 24/05/2025 21:48

I guess the only way to fix the problem is to make a regular donation to one of those charities that regularly round up the stray cats and sterilise them. Thats very effective although obviously it takes a while to work.

The UK doesn't seem to have many stray cats.
Are we the only country in Europe like this?

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Poopeepoopee · 24/05/2025 21:48

I guess the only way to fix the problem is to make a regular donation to one of those charities that regularly round up the stray cats and sterilise them. Thats very effective although obviously it takes a while to work.