Time to address cat overpopulation

This is in response to the recent articles in the Elgin newspaper in which a cat had been abandoned on someone's porch and then they were told to take it to the Elgin police station, where a police officer then just dumped it out in front of the station in freezing weather, which didn't really surprise me. But what did surprise me was that there were 15 people who now wanted to step up to adopt this one cat after it was found the next day. Who are these people?

We have hundreds of cats and kittens in foster homes and shelters that desperately need homes. I also have three cats that were abandoned on my front lawn a few months ago that need a home, along with kittens who were also left in my backyard. I also have approximately 25 other cats who could use homes; not to mention that all of the shelters are full as well and also need homes. I'm angered by the actions of irresponsible people who dump these helpless animals, leaving it for someone else to find them a good home and provide medical care for them because of their neglect.

You have to ask yourself just what kind of a person can just dump their pet, or kittens and sometimes even puppies in a box along side of the road? I'm also tired of hearing from all of these "government people" that say they can't help with this abandoned or feral cat problem since "we don't have a contract with anyone to take cats" or a spay/neuter program in place. This is a shame that Kane County can't provide a trap-neuter-release program when presented with this problem. I agree that it is time for all of these towns and Kane County to step up and focus on this issue and come up with a real plan to address this cat overpopulation instead of looking the other way.

Carol J. Schultz

Guardian Angels Feline Rescue

South Elgin