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No reason to give my vote to this government
When Conservative MPs will not respect their members’ choice of party leader and prime minister; when they will not respect their voters’ desires for firm control of immigration, for law and order and for rewarding hard graft; when they have provided no resistance to the reckless increase in government borrowing and the national debt to the unprecedented sum of £3 trillion; when year after year they are content for the BBC to pump out left-wing propaganda and set the political agenda; when they will not challenge the progressive policies carried out by civil servants in open defiance of their government; when they will defend neither freedom of speech nor any socially conservative cause; when they are content to be in office but not in power; indeed, when they act more like a wing of the Labour party than like its opponents, why should I lend my vote to the Conservative party?
Otto Inglis
Fife
Neutering cats early provides benefits all round
A group of animal charities led by Cats Protection is advocating cats be neutered from four months to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
The Cat-Kind umbrella group recommends neutering at four months as that is when puberty hits. Neutering cats at four months (rather than the traditional six months), is an effective way to reduce the number of accidental litters, as well as having many recognised benefits to cat health and behaviour.
Research has shown neutering at four months has no increased risk so there is no reason why it should be delayed until six months, by which time cats can get pregnant.
Cats Protection estimates there are 1.3m unneutered pet cats in the UK and over 150,000 cats already enter shelters each year. This year has seen a 46 per cent increase in cats waiting to enter adoption centres, as owners relinquish pets due to the cost-of-living crisis.
A reduction in surprise pregnancies will stop stress and risks to young cats, while reducing the number of unwanted kittens that may require rehoming.
Further information on the benefits of neutering, as well as our Kitten Neutering Database listing vets undertaking the procedure at four months, can be found at www.cats.org.uk/what-we-do/neutering/kitten-neutering
Cats Protection provides discounted neutering for owners on low incomes. Call 03000 1212112 Mon-Fri 9.30am-1pm or see www.cats.org.uk/what-we-do/neutering/financial-assistance
Jane Clements
Cats Protection
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