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Buddy Missy Fraser
 The sad truth:
The dogs and cat pictured above are in the minority. Why? Because of the many cats and dogs born, they have homes with people who love them and who have taken proper care of them. It was very nearly different for Missy.
Missy was born in the small mountain community of Bodfish, CA. Her mother would come up to this home where there was always food and water set out for stray cats. When she had her litter of kittens, she kept them someplace she felt was safe but, as soon as they were old enough, she brought them to this particular home. She knew there would always be food for them. There was something else for her kittens there - people who cared enough to have them spayed and neutered even though there was no guarantee they would continue to live there.
The people were not able to trap the mother, whom they have named Kalie, so she is not as yet spayed. However, her kittens will not only live healtier, happier lives, they will not be contributing to the brudgeoning population of unwanted cats. Of all the stray kittens who have come to this home, Missy and her younger sister from a later litter of Kalie's, DeeDee, are the only ones who continue to live at this home. But it could have been different for Missy and DeeDee. How do I know so much about this?
Because it was my house and my people that they came to for help. And I know from first-paw experience. I was sent to a shelter, along with my mother and brothers. That's where Missy and DeeDee could have ended up. As for me, I was slated for destruction before the rest of my family because I was a runt. They thought something was wrong with me and that no one would give me a home, So my time was up by two days. Then these people came in. I call them my Big Cats.
I did my best to attract their attention and it worked. The thing is, I've been with my Big Cats for four years now and I realize they would have given all my family homes—every cat in the shelter, for that matter—if they could. But the sad truth is they couldn't. No one family can and there aren't enough families like mine around. So, what's the solution?
My Big Cats believe, as does R.E.V.A. Inc., that responsible pet ownership includes spaying and neutering those pets who are not being used for breeding purposes. It is the hope of R.E.V.A Inc.. that, through their service of low-cost spay and neutering and their educational programs, the number of unwanted and/or abused pets will be drastically reduced.
We'll be talking more about this later on but we're just getting started. Please visit us again for more information.
Oh, yes, I almost forgot to tell you who I am. I'm Cricket, the cute one pictured above.
Unil next time,
Cricket
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