Mission:

FixNation’s primary mission is to reduce the population of homeless cats by sterilizing as many as possible. In addition, by consistently demonstrating the effectiveness of Trap-Neuter-Return, we seek to bring about changes in public policy so that TNR becomes the officially sanctioned and government-funded approach to homeless cat management. Lastly, we support and promote all humane initiatives and education to bring about the day of No More Homeless Cats in L.A.

Background:

As American society has grown and evolved, we have witnessed a collective failure to manage the number of companion animals in our midst. Borne of neglect, ignorance and indifference, this failure has produced millions upon millions of cats forced to live on the streets, and the advent of animal shelters that no longer serve primarily as way stations on the road to recovery or adoption, but instead virtual concentration camps, with too few survivors…

Abandonment and “surrender” of companion animals are the primary factors in creating homeless cat populations. FixNation, believing that all cats deserve a safe and caring home, thus supports as much as possible initiatives to increase public awareness, educate citizens about humane issues, encourage spay-neuter and home retention, and promote adoption. In furtherance of this, we devote a portion of our clinic resources to the sterilization of tame cats for low-income individuals and families.

However, there already exists in the Los Angeles area a very large population of homeless, stray and feral cats. Given their strong survival capabilities and prolific breeding, if nothing is done, this population will simply continue to grow. Unrestrained expansion will only lead to more and more cats living in unmanaged colonies, decreased public tolerance of homeless cats and increased pressure on the environment, animal control agencies and our society as a whole.

The usual approach to controlling free-roaming cats is repeated extermination attempts. Long-term studies have demonstrated the futility of such a strategy, since other cats simply move in and replace the killed animals beginning the cycle of reproduction again. On the other hand, trap-neuter-return programs are a very successful method of decreasing stray cat populations. These programs succeed at the least cost to the public and provide the best possible life for the cats themselves. Therefore, FixNation devotes most of its resources, both personnel and material, toward decreasing the number of unowned cats though free sterilization services at our clinic, and massive TNR support.