Pets Across America President Kathy Warnick believes that global warming is a contributing factor to the dramatic increase of stray, owned, and feral cats in the United States. Cats are typically warm-weather, springtime breeders. Warnick, who also serves as the president of the Humane Society of Missouri, says that states that typically experience primarily longer and colder winters are now seeing shorter, warmer winters, leading to year-round feline breeding.

Several Pets Across America shelters experienced an increase of more than 30 percent from 2005 to 2006. The organization associates their steady increase of cat intake — a startling 7 percent last year alone — to likely be an example of how warmer climates really do affect the number of cats breeding more frequently.

Bob Rohde, vice-president of Pets Across America and president of the Denver Dumb Friends League urges pet owners to take action and spay and neuter their pets since global warming is probably not going to be slowing any time soon.

Pets Across America is a 501(c)(3) member organization and the nation’s largest pet adoption community. If you’re thinking about adopting a cat or kitten, visit a Pets Across America shelter today. Visit www.petsacrossamerica.org for more information.

For low cost spay/neuter information in the greater Houston area visit:

http://www.snapus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Houston_Surgery_Clinic
http://www.houstonhumane.org
http://www.classicridesauto.com/greatergood/greatergood.html?37009448
http://www.savinganimals.org/usprog_galveston.html
http://www.spcahouston.org/SPCAHouston/Spay_Neuter_Clinic.asp?SnID=1360582996
http://www.cap4pets.org/Spay&Neuter.html