As regular Stacyverb readers know, our humble home attracts stray kitties like nobody's business. We joke about it, but the fact is, the stray critter population is out of control in many places, our neighborhood included. In the nine years we've lived in this house, SIXTEEN cats or kittens have shown up at our house needing help. (For the record, we have only kept three of them!)
LifeLine Animal Project understands this problem. Located in Avondale Estates, LAP is a non-profit organization that provides many animal services for the community. Among other things, LAP offers low-cost spay/neuter services for feral cats. In the past two weeks, Adverb and I have caught the two stray females that have been hanging around our house (one is the mama cat of the foster kittens, and the other is her older daughter) and taken them to LAP to be spayed. We then released them back into our neighborhood. (If we can't tame them and adopt them out, at least we can, shall we say, close down the kitten factory.) Total cost? Forty bucks...yes, that was for both kitties, and included rabies shots.
For those of you who aren't cat magnets and might actually have to seek out your next furry friend, LAP also has animals in their no-kill shelter who are waiting to be adopted! Take a look here at some of the wonderful kitties who need permanent homes. And yes, they have dogs, too!
I can't say enough good things about LAP and the important work they're doing. Please explore their web site and support their services if you can.


