Joe, If you believe in forcibly neutering cats then why not people? It's human overpopulation, not cat overpopulation, that is causing severe problems for the planet...
Edgar On Oct 8, 2012, at 5:05 PM, jfnewell7 wrote: > I know that that is the standard advice, but I don't know how to get the > cats' informed consent to be spayed or neutered. > > I certainly don't want to trap them and force it on them. The key point there > is that if I cause them to have such a wildly traumatic experience, it will > be harder for me to save them in future lifetimes when I become able to do > so, because the will have had a history in which I did something horrible to > them. You can probably imagine how scared a little kitty would be if trapped, > not knowing what might happen and not being able to escape, and then, even > though hopefully been anesthetized, nevertheless waking up with an injured > body and in pain. > > I worry that things might get out of hand, but out here, the feral cats don't > live very long. There are wild animals which eat cats, and many diseases. > Therefore, their numbers don't build up too much, but I still have time to > establish karmic connections with them. I'm not fully happy with the > situation. I wish I could feed them for a longer period of time. But it sort > of works out. > > Jim > > --- In [email protected], "desert_woodworker" <desert_woodworker@...> > wrote: > > > > Dear Jim, > > > > If the feral cats are truly feral, it is a good idea to capture them and > > have them spayed at a free- or low-cost clinic before feeding them. Feeding > > the females will make them fertile, and then they can bring more starving > > beings to birth. Consider it! > > > > --Joe > > > > > "jfnewell7" <jfnewell7@> wrote: > > > > > So if there is anything you are afraid to tell me which would help me > > > increase my skills towards becoming able to rescue other beings, do not > > > hesitate to tell me. > > > >
