The woods can be a dark and scary place – especially is you are a 3-week old kitten like Joey wandering the woods alone.  Fortunately a kind woman found Joey in the woods and took him home and bottle fed him until she could find help.  Joey was lucky, but what happened to his mom and siblings doesn’t bear thinking about.

This is why spaying and neutering is so important.  No kitten or cat should have to face the dangers of living or being born outside.  Low cost spaying and neutering is available to people.  Our Calendar/Events page contains the Catmobile schedule for low cost spaying and neutering and we have discount coupons as well.  Just contact us for more information.

Please, spread the word about the importance of spaying and neutering. 

Kitty Connection Congratulates Sen. Patricia Jehlen on Her Endorsement by The Humane Society of Massachusetts and thanks her for her support of animals!

From October 13, 2010 Medford Transcript:

Kitty Connection and North Shore Animal Hospital have partnered to offer low cost spay, neuter and vaccination certificates for both cats and dogs. We realize that veterinary care can be extremely expensive so this is one way to help animals in need.

Language of Proposed Spay/Neuter Ordinance for Medford, MA

Registered and Licensed Breeders are not affected by this Ordinance.  This ordinance is for any Medford Resident allowing their cats/dogs to randomly reproduce and choosing to sell or give away unvetted animals in the city of Medford.  This is also for those Medford Residents who jeopardize the health and welfare of other residents in their building or neighborhood by causing the reproduction of animals in their apartment or home to the degree that the health and safety of the resident(s) and people of the community will be affected.  Anyone whose pet is having a litter (reproducing) should be considered a Breeder. If your pet is reproducing, you will be fined $50 and required to purchase a Breeders License for $75 (which is now the cost of a spay). If you choose not to spay/neuter and your pet does not reproduce, you are not in violation of the Ordinance.  (Your pet just cannot reproduce.) Unaltered cats should remain indoors, so as not to be a health nuisance to the public. Anyone choosing to spay/neuter and produces proof of spay/neuter will be waived from the

$75 Breeders License.

By Nicholas Iovino/niovino@wickedlocal.com

2/10/11

Kitty Connection has presented an Action Plan to the City Council and is beginning the first phase of the Action Plan which is Education.  Bringing important pet information that will assist with low cost spay/neuter as well as other low cost care for vaccinations. 

Kitty Connection will begin with it's first Pet Network production at TV3 in Medford this coming Thursday live at 6 PM.  Guest speakers will be planned each week to bring vital information to the residents for Medford.

MANDATORY SPAY/NEUTER ORDINANCE NEEDED IN MEDFORD

I believe everyone has a right to earn money.  I love people, and I love animals, which brings me to my conundrum.  I frequently walk the stretch of Riverside Avenue that runs beneath the 93 overpass (often times with my dog) and on a regular basis I have seen a spray painted, plywood sign leaning up against 163 Riverside Avenue advertising pit bull pups for sale. It's obvious, or at least it seems obvious, that the resident of that address is breeding his/her dogs for profit in complete disregard for aggravating pet overpopulation issues, not to mention breeding a highly stigmatized breed that often gets the shaft in the end.  Poor, pups. I'm pretty disgusted by the idea of this happening at all, worse that it's in my neighborhood, and even worse that it's happening a hop, skip and jump from City Hall. I don't think I ever did find out what the outcome of the breeder's ordinance. I took some time and researched thread topics on this list and found that someone has already taken a picture of the sign and put in the Files section.  I did this to avoid being redundant, as I also took the liberty of taking a photo. To play my own devil's advocate here, I do understand that there is a backstory to every story and to not judge someone before I've had a chance to walk in their shoes for at least a mile.  The pit bull breeding going on at 163 Riverside Avenue could be something that I would need to sit down and have the owner describe to me exactly what his/her reasoning is behind it to fully understand their situation, but I'm not about ready to go up and knock on his/her door and ask. Yes...I'm chicken, and not stupid either.  What can be done, if anything to prevent backyard puppy mills in this city?