The Need for Population Control
A
single
unspayed female cat, her mate and all of their offspring,
producing an average of 2 litters per year can total:
1 year: 12
2 years: 67
3 years: 376
4 years: 2,107
5 years: 11,801
6 years: 66,088
Gestation period for a female cat is 59 – 65 days
Average litters are 2 – 6 kittens = 4 surviving
Numbers courtesy of
www.straypetadvocacy.org
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