Wouldn't it depend on quality of life? Any "sanctuary" should be checked out prior with a personal visit and some questions.
> Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 15:09:33 -0400 > From: twelvehousec...@gmail.com > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] PA Sanctuary > > just to cause more trouble, as i'm so good at doing, not separating is NOT > necessarily the worse thing, if death is the only alternative. FIVs are > generally the healthiest populations at any sanctuary, and they throw off > FeLV at the same or possibly a higher rate than any other > cat--double-positives will often end up testing positive only for FIV after > living in a FeLV environment. > > remember that most cats who end up in sanctuary settings are NOT up for > adoption--if they were considered adoptable, and rescues or shelters were > willing to try to find them homes, they wouldn't be going to sanctuaries. > while some sanctuaries do have active adoption programs, many do not, for > very good reasons: they have to spend their time and money taking care of > unwanted, undesirable, unadoptable cats. > > folks who are willing to adopt FIVs and FeLVs are far more willing, also, to > be--or equally willing to be--educable about the facts re: the two viruses, > and understand that living with FeLVs in order to live doesn't mean you're > gonna BE one of the them. > > which is not a blanket endorsement of the practice, but if we truly believe > what we're saying, and what the research is showing us, we have to carry it > out further--it'd be great if there were an FIV/FeLV sanctuary in every > town, with a separate room for each population, but it ain't happening, and > these cats do NOT deserve to die for lack of space. > > MC > > -- > Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! > Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... > > MaryChristine > Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org) > Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® goes with you. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Mobile?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Mobile1_052009 _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
