RSPCA
 January Neutering Promotion
 he overpopulation of cats in Milton Keynes is becoming a big problem, and each year the Milton Keynes and North Bucks
RSPCA have to deal with hundreds of unwanted kittens. The branch currently has 1 60 cats and kittens in its care, and with no room for more, this inevitably means having to turn others away. In a bid to help combat this issue, the Milton Keynes & North Bucks RSPCA are offering a neutering promotion, starting on the 6th of January, where benefit claimants can neuter their female cats for just £10. The decision to neuter only female cats was made following research which showed that neutering male cats had less impact on the population than neutering females. The RSPCA stresses the importance of neutering female kittens as young as possible, as they can fall pregnant as early as five months old, and after that can become pregnant again very quickly. The alternative is that people simply give their unwanted kittens to the RSPCA, but the Milton Keynes and North Bucks RSPCA is all too often full and stretched to breaking point. The hope is that by tackling the issue of the overpopulation of cats and kittens, there will be less unwanted animals ending up in need of care. For more information on the Milton Keynes & North Bucks RSPCA Female Cat Neutering Programme, please call the dedicated hotline on 07928 5961 82. If you don't get through at first, please try again, please do not call the local branch, as they will be unable to assist you. The promotion will continue throughout January until the allocated funds run out, but you are encouraged to book in sooner rather than later, as in 201 1 funds run out in just three days. If you are interested in fundraising or offering financial suppo , please get in touch via the hotline.
Happy Birthday!
Oneofour luckyreaders, ClareTaylor, had her photograph on her own personalised cover of the Phonebox magazine last month. Her friends had a special cover produced in secret, to celebrate her 40th birthday! Clare thought her photo had gone out to all 22,000 homes in the area for a full 24 hours, before her Dad finally told her the truth!
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