They estimate that 100,000-300,000 stray cats live in Switzerland. One of the main causes of the stray-cat problem is that owners of free-roaming house cats don’t always neuter them, with the result that these cats mate with strays, producing offspring.
The animal welfare groups explained in a statementExternal link that if cats multiply excessively, large colonies of cats will quickly form in a tight area, leading to hygiene issues and the spread of disease. Many animals would die a painful death because they wouldn’t receive any medical care or wouldn’t find enough food.
This uncontrolled breeding also leads to countless unwanted animals ending up in animal shelters. What’s more, above all in rural areas, unwanted kittens are sometimes drowned or killed in other ways involving suffering, according to the statement.
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