Forsyth Humane Society Has Its Feral Fix Event

BY Spectrum News Staff Winston-Salem

PUBLISHED 8:37 PM ET Feb. 09, 2020 PUBLISHED February 9, 2020 @8:37 PM

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Forsyth Humane Society did its best this past weekend to combat animal overpopulation.

The Forsyth Humane Society held its Forsyth Feral Fix this weekend
The vets spayed and neutered 50 feral cats and gave them flea and tick treatments and vaccinations
Volunteers gather the cats and return them to where they found them after treatment

The group held its Forsyth Feral Fix, a free spay and neuter program for feral cats.

Veterinarians tended to more than 50 feral cats, giving them flea and tick treatments, vaccinations, and other treatments.

Volunteers gather the cats and then return them to where they found them after treatment.

"The vets and the techs here, and the volunteers here, understand the importance of managing this feral population. If a lot of these feral cats are altered, then that population can’t explode, and there’s a balance of that ecosystem," Forsyth Humane Society Veterinarian Katie Fanning said.

Female cats can breed up to three times a year and can have five kittens per litter.