Help Combat Pet Overpopulation-Stride for Strays

Anyone in the 'hood has probably dealt with homeless, stray or feral cats and dogs. I definitely have -- I now own two more cats than I did when I first moved here -- one feral, one that was abandoned. The only way to combat it is to get Hillsborough's cats and dog neutered and spayed. Last year alone, the county put down 22,000 animals.

 

That's where you can help. This weekend is the annual Stride for Strays,  benefiting Animal Coalition of Tampa (ACT), which offers low-cost spay/neuter for anyone, $10 spay/neuter for low-income households, and has monthly free Spay Days for strays. ACT has been in existence four years, and already fixed nearly 20,000 cats and dogs.

 

 All this is a long way of saying that some friends and I are taking part in Stride for Strays, ACT's annual fund-raising walk, on Oct. 31. I could have just written a check to ACT as a donation, but thought if we take part in the walk, some of you might want to help as well. Even a couple of dollars would help. If you'd like to join us, you can make a donation at : http://www.firstgiving.com/susanladika or I'd be glad to stop by and pick up a donation.

 

 

Susan Ladika
sladika@tampabay.rr.com

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