The rise of unlawful yard breeders has also emerged as a big contributor to the rising variety of abandonment instances. These breeders promote unique breeds of cats inside $100 to $300 as a substitute of the prices from extra reputable breeders, which could be upwards of $1,000, fostering casual cat ownership, said Cheong. The SPCA and other animal welfare groups shared how unregulated and irresponsible possession, in addition to sterilisation, have led to a cat abandonment ‘epidemic’. Worried locals had taken to social media to submit pictures of the bait – small green cylindrical pellets in look – involved that …