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No, not quiteâ€" whatever temperature the outâ€" door garbage can would afford the hoursâ€"old leftovers 36 Meath loass win 54 785 down stes +473 Ioiht 319 FORD DEALERS mas was not had by those unwanted animals who spend many of their equally unwanted days searching for nutrtion bunied in the region‘s outdoors And thanks to an early spring and a late fall this year which generously produced three breeding seasons. the area has seen an overwhelming increase in the number of these desperate animals But one light at the end of what may seem as an endless dark tunnel for these hungry ankleâ€"biters is a local cat rescue and revive orgamization called Pet Patrol 36 Meem Lease whn 14. 405 ow stes 2015 Irotubt ‘<219 CASH BACK 36 Meath Loase wath 13.008 Sowm siee taoe reigt Jan Schneider. founder and president of the group, which is based out of her Elmira home. said the holidays are traâ€" diuonally a busy ume of year for animal rescuers, not that there ever is a slow tme But on the bright side, she said the group, which relies on public donations and fundraisâ€" ing to stay active, has found good homes for over 500 cats in the last three years, a numâ€" ber which averages out to "Right now we are beyond our capacity,‘ Schneider explained. "We have about 150 cats spread across 20 different foster homes in the region." www.ford.ca/offers "Right now," she said, "I can only look forward to the day when we don‘t have these numbers of cats og the streets_" "Give them fresh food and water," she said. "And even bring them inside if it seems they are friendly" And to thase who are already raising, a cat, Schneider advises to keep them as indoor pets to reduce the risk of them runâ€" ning off to jouin their street friends And at this time of year in particular. she said, loose felhines become the targets of nasty weather. young chidren who received a beeâ€"hee gun from Santa, cars leaking antifreeze and rat poison While a happy ending for these cats can only be hoped for, Schneider said there are a number of ways people can help to save the life of at least one furry friend The most common areas for strays to roam., she said, are in greenbelt areas, around dumpâ€" sters and in residential neighâ€" bourhoods. "But they are evervwhere " We really need to have this overpopulation issue addressed," she said. "We need a mandatory spaying and neuâ€" tering policy in effect. It may not stop people from dumping off cats, but it would stop those cats from producing more cats." Schnerder said 1t always surâ€" prises her how many people are ignorant to the stray probâ€" lems which, in many cases, are literally in their own backâ€" vards. between two to four adoptions a week The catâ€"lover said she could live quite happily without havâ€" ing to arrange any more adopâ€" vons; if that would mean the numbers problem at hand would no longer be an issue This stage comes well after a cat is rescued from its abanâ€" doned surroundings, and nursed back to health and socialization in a foster homeâ€"a process which can take months, in some cases vears, to achieve. But, Schnerâ€" der said, it is a process which also cannot be rushed "When people who are interâ€" ested come to one of our foster homes to see a cat," Schneider explained, "~we make sure the cat responds positively. We are very careful to be sure it‘s a right match for everyone involved." And Schneider‘s winâ€"lass record for pet adopton has been almost flawless, anly havâ€" ing to take back three cats whose living situations didn‘t work out. Not that an adoption is an easy process Schneider explained that all potential pet parents are screened extensively and matched up with the feline which. she feels, will get the most benefit from the offered home