Warnings from RSPCA as kitten breeding season is approaching [AM | ABC]
Spring is usually a period where animals and plants flourish, and yet this is the exact problem the animal community will face in the coming few months as the breeding season for cats and kittens is near. In this very season, RSPCA will have to put down tens of thousands of cats and kittens but we can definitely do something to prevent overbreeding among felines. On the other hand, the psychological stress of putting down animals is also very severe among workers.
They have to decide out of every five kittens that are coming into a shelter, which four are going to die and which one lives. It's actually been shown that 50 per cent of those workers will end up with post traumatic stress syndrome [...] Desex early and avoid what is called spay delay [...] Kittens can be pregnant by the time they're four months of age, so it's so important that you have your cat desexed so that it doesn't breed and do it early before they actually start to come into heat.
In the article, they also mentioned calling on landlords to allow pets in their properties as this is one of the major reason people have to dump their pets on the streets because of the "no pets allowed" regulation. But still, I think people should consider thoroughly before owning a pet, including all the little things that need to be concerned. It is a life promise to keep a pet as well as your own. I hate to see when people have to put away their newly-bought pets because of simple reasons like the one above.
I was the early bunch of children to start school, as I started my Kindergarten year at 2 and a half years old, and primary school at around 5. There were concerns about me whether I was ready to handle the new environment and studies. Here is an article about what should parents consider before putting their early children into schools. The majority believes that we have to see if the kid is confident and mature enough to go to school, as these factors contribute his outcome in his academical results and other things.
"You really want your child to be confident enough to speak to adults, to be able to make their needs known, and not to go to pieces if something doesn't go right." [...] "In general, we find that it's better for children to turn six, not five, in their first year of school. We like to see the children set up for success and to fly, rather than it be a struggle. We find the younger ones are tired, they have trouble concentrating, and they're not as ready to learn as the older children. The clever children who are young still find it harder than the older children to cope emotionally and socially at school.''
As you may see, age does not determine the kid to be ready for school, but the emotion and intellectual readiness of the whole "school" thing. So parents shouldn't force their kids to go to school too early. Also, don't think they would miss out a whole year's opportunity if they don't start early.
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