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revmclaren

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8. I belong to a local cat TNR (Trap, Neuter, Release)

Reply to grumpyduck (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2024, 01:15 PM

Apr 26

group on Facebook and dumped cats and dogs are out of control. I'm also on the Neighborhood app and it's just heart breaking to see all the alerts every day.

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What is it with people abandoning animals? [View all] grumpyduck Apr 26 OP

Has always been a problem. Elessar Zappa Apr 26 #1

There was a big increase in animal adoption during COVID. FalloutShelter Apr 26 #4

Cruelty, in general, has increased with a faction that now excuses it blm Apr 26 #2

I don't know that cruelty has increased. Elessar Zappa Apr 26 #3

Shelters and rescues are full. So, people dump them. Kristi Noem is another story. LeftInTX Apr 26 #5

If you're seeing those stories as posts on Facebook, they're likely scams. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 26 #6

I'm not on Facebook. grumpyduck Apr 26 #14

It is bad in the Tropics too. GreenWave Apr 26 #7

I belong to a local cat TNR (Trap, Neuter, Release) revmclaren Apr 26 #8

I don't why people dump animals. My Mom and Dad lived behind a state park in the Missouri Ozarks, on a sparsely SWBTATTReg Apr 26 #9

That's my sisters's experience in S. Indiana. maxsolomon Apr 26 #12

No conscious get the red out Apr 26 #10

Unfortunately it's probably been going on for ages. Fla Dem Apr 26 #11

I once brought a cat back to the US from Japan. I got him while... 3catwoman3 Apr 26 #13