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Sep 27, 2009 00:01 EST

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By MEGAN GALLAGHER, Humane League

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Pets of the Week: Mork and Mindy

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Mork and Mindy are a sweet and playful pair of kittens ready to land in your home and heart. They were found wandering the streets of Paradise, and both quickly adapted to living indoors at the shelter.

It has been four months of mischief and fun as they recovered from a cold and waited to find the right people to make them their own. Six months old, they are spayed and neutered and have trimmed nails. Because Mork and Mindy love one another so much, the shelter is waiving the second adoption fee to encourage their adoption as a pair.

Pets of the Week: Mork and Mindy

Mork and Mindy are available for adoption at the Humane League of Lancaster County, 2195 Lincoln Highway East. Many of our available animals can also be seen online at humaneleague.com/home.htm.

Shelter hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday; noon-7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; noon-5 p.m. Friday; and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The shelter is closed Wednesday.

Sept. 14-21, the league received 199 cats and 66 dogs. Twenty-two dogs and 62 cats were adopted; eight stray dogs were reclaimed by their owners. Ten cats and 34 dogs were transferred to other rescue organizations. Claude, last week's featured canine, is still waiting to be adopted.

Summer is usually our busiest season for incoming cats and kittens, and while fall is in the air, the flow of felines has not yet slowed. Our goal is to find as many homes as possible for these cats.

To encourage adoption, we're offering our complete cat adoption packages at half-price.

To learn more about adopting a cat or supporting our mission, visit humaneleague.com/home.htm.

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People need to get their cats spayed since they reproduce so quickly. I can see why the influx of cats hasn't slowed down at 4 to 6 a litter when people refuse to get them spayed. Kittens are cute, yes, but they do grow up. If people can't afford to take care of them then they don't need them.

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199 CATS???? That is absurd, do the math people, they aren't all getting adopted. That doesn't include the surrounding counties shelters and other animal rescue groups. Yes, everything costs money and I realize you can't afford to fix every stray cat in your neighborhood but look at the statistics. Every little bit helps...
"The Feral Cat Coalition estimates that there are over 60 million stray cats in the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates there are an additional 5 million domestic cats abandoned annually.
A female cat is capable of reproducing two litters per year producing two to ten kittens per litter.
To place these numbers in perspective, the AVMA 1993 US Pet Ownership and Demographic study estimates that there are 57 million domestic cats as of 1991."

& that was 16 years ago!!! I agree with 'Innocent,' kittens are cute but they grow up. Then there are those out there that let them reproduce so their kids can see the beauty of life... why don't you let them see the beauty of death and go behind the scenes at an animal shelter or watch any of the Animal Cops shows on Animal Planet. Please spay & neuter!!!

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