WHO’S FIXING PET OVERPOPULATION?
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, October 1999:
The following table lists the number of
dogs and cats killed per thousand humans in
North American cities, counties, and states
where complete recent counts are available.
Immense regional differences are readily
apparent, with the lowest ratios clustered in
the Northeast and the highest in the South,
except around Washington D.C.
The low Northeastern and Washington
D.C. area figures would appear to be associated
with high urban populations, apartment living
and resultant low pet ownership rates; cold winters,
the D.C. area excepted, which depress the
survival rate of late-born feral kittens and also
suppress estrus in dogs and cats, decreasing the
frequency with which they bear litters; a relatively
strong humane infrastructure to encourage neutering;