Architect turned lobbyist won 1990 law requiring California shelters to do spay/neuter before adoption Joan Miller, 88, who for more than 30 years bridged the divide between cat fancy breeders and the humane community by directing funds into spay/neuter work and effort into collaborative projects, died from complications of pneumonia on May 16, 2023 in […]
Groundhog Day hoarding cases showed need for Feline Fix by Five
Deceased couple left 150+ cats in Yorktown Heights; 176 cats found in Crystal Springs, Mississippi BRUNSWICK, Maine––Can Feline Fix by Five get us out of Groundhog Day? What does fixing felines have to do with either groundhogs or Groundhog Day, or the deaths in Yorktown Heights, New York, disclosed on Groundhog Day, of New York […]
Feline Fix by Five: the F-word campaign
One simple change can have profound results by Philip A. Bushby, DVM, MS, DACVS The Veterinary Task Force on Feline Sterilization for Age of Spay and Neuter Surgery was convened in January 2016 to review issues surrounding the overpopulation of cats and the standard recommendation that ovariohysterectomy and castration of cats be delayed until cats are […]
Beat The Heat
Fix female cats before their first heat! For several years now we at Marian’s Dream have been promoting the idea of fixing cats prior to their first heat. If just 35% more people would do this we could balance the number of potential homes and kittens born each year. We could get close to true […]