Kitten season: Shelters implore communities to help curb a spring explosion of kitten births

Kitten season: Shelters implore communities to help curb a spring explosion of kitten births
This litter of kittens at the Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society heralds the beginning of kitten season. Warmer weather traditionally brings on a burst of kitten births that add to the overpopulation of cats that strain area shelters. Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society Executive Director Karen Johnwick spends a few minutes helping socialize the kittens as staff member Darlene Brown entertains them with a cat toy. Courtesy photo
Odds on healthy survival for four little kittens born to a feral gray tabby mother cat in Columbus went up recently. They — and mama cat — were brought into the Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society on April 1. It’s the second litter to come through the shelter’s doors this year, but CLHS Executive Director Karen Johnwick knows these furry little ones signal what is typically an explosion of kitten births experienced every spring. The issue is a big one for all animal shelters.

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