Hi all,
I work in an extremely deprived area in the middle of densely populated terraces. Many of the residents have cats and there are also a good number of strays around too. Very few people neuter their cats and increasingly I am seeing more tiny female cats that have obviously just given birth. I rarely see the kittens so I don't know whether the cats are abandoning them or they are not surviving or what. It's awful. This morning while working outside, a little cat - certainly under a year old - came for affection, and she had clearly just had kittens. She was a gorgeous little thing, probably owned by someone as she looked clean and not malnourished...but it's just so sad and irresponsible. And it's even worse for the strays who have no home to return to.
What can I do about this? Is there anything? Would vets provide me with information leaflets about getting pets neutered? TIA for any ideas - sorry for the rant, I just feel really sad about it.