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The Kittens are Ready

7/31/2013

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There is not much cuter than a kitten. There are many things cuter than a cat though. Unfortunately, so many who choose to get a kitten for a pet, do not want the cat when it is grown and they give it away if they can, or abandon it, or worse. Although I want to ensure the kittens go to good homes where they will be loved forever, there is no way I can make sure that happens.

The kittens have been spending most of their days outside with mamma cat or by themselves, exploring. One of the grey kittens likes to visit the rabbits and climbs through the chain link fence to see what is happening in the rabbit pen. The rabbits do not seem to mind. The dogs tend to ignore the kittens for the most part, which is a good thing. Being socialized with chickens, big dogs, geese and humans means that the kittens can go to almost any home and fit right in. Today they were offered some kibbles outside. Generally they have been fed inside Ofcharka's dog house, where they were born, because the geese, chickens and ducks love kibbles too and devour them before the kittens get any. Sure enough, the chickens came first, then the ducks, so the kibbles were moved to the dog house again. There is a rabbit cage at the opening to the dog house to prevent unwelcome visitors, but the cats can climb in and out easily now that they are bigger.

There are only 2 girls, the grey and the calico, and one grey, and the two orange babies are boys. My friend's barn tragically burned down and he lost his cats with it, so they could find a new home quite readily if there are no takers for domestic homes. Tomorrow they will posted on the internet. So long baby kitties. You are very very sweet indeed.

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Thank you Eva, for taking the time to write. When I first started farming two years ago, I came from the city of White Rock in Vancouver and could not understand why people would not spay and neuter their animals. The cost to spay a dog in Vancouver runs around 75 dollars and here it is approximately $350. It is similar for a cat. All the animals on a farm have to work, unless there is an odd pet. On this farm, there are no pets, but many are considered friendly enough to be pets. Because of the predators that frequent farms, barn cats and outdoor cats may not last too long. The cost to the farmer to spay the animals in prohibitive when done by a vet, so many learn to castrate the males, but spaying a female is a true operation and is not practiced outside the veterinary clinics to my knowledge.
There are no male cats on this farm or the farms nearby that I know of. The cats were over a year old when they became pregnant for the first time, so the tom must have traveled some distance. My uncle used to drown the babies the moment they were born. I understand why now, though I still think it is cruel. Rescue operations are not interested in more cats. They are overfull and cannot rehome most of the felines they have. They are definitely not interested in spaying my two female cats, the only cats on the farm, plus the three male kittens (the females were rehomed).
Eva, you have made me think. The cats are of little value on the farm. They do not hunt much, other than the odd mouse, but the dogs and geese do better than the cats there. All creatures deserve to be loved. Affordable veterinary care would be helpful, though I still doubt the majority of farmers would spay or neuter cats. They simply disappear too often. I am sorry you could not support a farm that has kittens. If the truth be told, you would likely not be eating much more than you grow yourself then, since it is the way it is on a farm. Thank you for writing.
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Eva
8/9/2013 05:13:10 pm

Dear Fat Ewe,

It is heartbreaking to see cats left to reproduce - there are too many cats and letting your girls breed over and over again is very irresponsible and unkind. Please find a way to spay your girls. If you don't want to spend your own money then contact some of the rescues and see if they would help. I would not support any business - farm or not - who leaves these beings to continually reproduce. There are other options for rodent control besides cats if they have no value to you.

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