Why desex through C.A.T.S.

We’re a desexing organisation only, we do NOT keep records of microchipping

C.A.T.S. is run by animal supporters who donate their time and money: C.A.T.S. first priority is the safety and privacy of the cats and their owners and carers. C.A.T.S. details of names and addresses for our clients are kept strictly confidential and we do NOT keep records of microchipping. We are a desexing organisation: We are not the Cat Police.

Cat laws have stopped people desexing cats, as shown by the massive drop in cat desexing which occurred after the mandatory microchipping was imposed on 1 July 2018.

Before there was any legislation for cats the mass Desex and Return to Home of cats, owned and unowned, through C.A.T.S. low-priced cat desexing scheme, surmounted the overall breeding rate sufficiently enough to virtually halve the numbers of cats being destroyed at the Animal Welfare League, the main shelter for cats at the time.

Cat legislation has undermined this efficient, cost-effective and humane solution to overbreeding of cats.
Please see the following information which has proven to be the best way to manage cats: Through cooperation, correct education, and assistance with desexing.

Before the Cat Legislation of 1995

It needs to be seriously noted that before any cat legislation in SA, C.A.T.S. through mass desexing of all cats, owned and unowned, reduced the numbers of cats being destroyed at the Animal Welfare League, the main shelter for cats at that time (as it was accepting 3 to 4 times as many cats as the RSPCA), to virtually half, within 5 years: This graph below, shows the results that can be achieved by working with the residents through co-operation, education and assistance with desexing.

C.A.T.S. Inc was incorporated in late 1989. Note the significant drop in cats being destroyed after C.A.T.S. began its mass desexing of all cats, owned and unowned in the 5 years after C.A.T.S. was incorporated on 1 November 1989.

The 1992, REARK Research conducted a survey which found that SA had the highest rate of desexed cats for any state surveyed in the country.

This was also due to the mass desexing of all cats, owned and unowned, conducted by C.A.T.S. through wonderful cooperating vets. No cat bylaws were operating at this time.