These are the two stray female cats brought in by Ken Chiang to be spayed under our sponsorship today. Ken feeds them and looks after them.
At the rate the stray animals are breeding, how many can we rehome? Animal-lovers’ houses are full. Rescuers’ houses are full. Sanctuaries are full. Shelters are full. How many can we rehome?
That is why we have to spay-neuter. And CNRM is the “best” solution – we spay-neuter and return the animals to their colonies and continue managing them, but before that can happen, people have to be more accepting of the strays in their neighbourhood.
People sometimes forget that stray animals have a right to their feral life. This earth belongs to them as well, and it is their right to live out their natural lives. We only “interfere” by getting them spayed-neutered because that is the most compassionate way to control their breeding.
If only people would stop complaining about their mere presence, the local councils will probably not act to catch them and have them euthanised. And we can all live in harmony.
Consider this fact: Stray animals may cause us some inconvenience when they dig our dustbins, poo and pee in our garden or occasionally steal our food. But why must we expect them to live like humans? They are animals and they do not know any better. Think of all the greater harm that we humans do to them. Their homes are destroyed, they get run over by vehicles, they get scalded by hot water or acid, they are poisoned, beaten, ill-treated, captured and euthanised. Aren’t we doing more harm to them compared to the little inconveniences they cause us?
Live and let live, shall we?
One day, the meek shall inherit the earth.