2017: The fight against feline strays
One Voice leads a nonviolent fight to defend animal rights and respect all life forms. The organization operates independently and is thus free to speak and act freely.
10.7 million homeless cats, hundreds of thousands killed each year … It cannot go on any longer. For felines without families, One Voice asks the presidential candidates for a plan of action that finally puts an end to the wandering and suffering associated with it.
They
are called Sheila, Mahalo, Felix, Mr. Chat … They once had a home
but one day were deemed undesirable. For them, the time to stray had
begun. Find shelter from the cold or the rain, find food and drink,
protect yourself from attacks, those from other cats, dogs and humans
too. Because in the street, cats are victims of a thousand abuses:
stones being thrown, burning, smacks … So many trials that they
have to survive on a daily basis.
Some,
however, have a chance to meet a benevolent human. Someone who will
help them a little, or adopt them to offer a new family and this
time, someone who will not betray them. But despite these women and
men who, for some, dedicate their lives to helping them, the problem
does not go away. It never stops getting worse. Because at the origin
of strays, at the base of the overpopulation feline, there is the
rate of reproduction: in seven years, it is estimated that a cat and
its offspring can give birth to as much as four hundred thousand
kittens, of course, there are those who are thrown into the street,
but also those who are born there.
One
Voice asks the authorities to react. It is time for this to stop. It
calls for a national plan to fight feline straying in France,
including mandatory sterilization and the ban on the sale of animals
by classified ads (paper and Internet). In the run-up to the 2017
presidential elections, this is one of the questions the association
will ask the candidates to answer. Because straying is a public order
problem, which is not only the cause of abuse, but also an
environmental nuisance.
The One Voice Action Plan for Cats Without Families
- Denounce
their torturers and make the voices of homeless cats heard
- Actively
lobby the government for mandatory sterilization
-
Take steps at a territorial
level to stop the sale of animals by classified ads (paper and
Internet)
- Help
our partners in the field bring care, food and love to the surviving
felines.
Help
cats without families by supporting our campaign.