One sunny morning, I noticed a cat with a month-old kitten in her mouth, struggling through barbed wired fence to come into my garden. I gained her confidence by offering her and her kitten some food. Two months later, the mother cat became pregnant again and delivered two kittens. The third time, she delivered five more. Soon, my home had 33 cats and kittens of various ages. During this time, I began to notice several other homeless kittens crying out in desperation for shelter and care. Many get killed by tomcats, dogs and vehicles. Some kittens are discarded by families who keep the mother alone.
I tried to rescue as many as I could, but the situation made me realise that rescuing alone doesn't help. The real solution lies in attacking the root problem and that has to be done through sterilisation (birth control). We have to take the responsibility to sterilise community animals to prevent these helpless creatures from dying or living painful lives. After this realisation, I started rescuing needy cats with their families, getting the sterilisation done and giving the kittens to caring families, and also educating them about the importance of sterilisation. To my surprise the whole process wasn't difficult at all.
If each person makes an effort to sterilise a single homeless animal, in a very short period of time we can put an end to the misery of millions.
