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What is Stray Animal Care?

© FOUR PAWS | Mihai Vasile

The life and suffering of stray animals: Abandoned animals

Animals often become “strays“ either being born on the street or being abandoned by people. They congregate in populated areas such as cities and towns where trash and food scraps are readily available. Stray populations can grow exponentially and often times overpopulation in urban areas are dealt with through harsh culling techniques such as indiscriminate poisoning or lethal roundups. Strays also can pose a risks to humans and animals alike through aggressive conflicts and can spread diseases such as rabies. Additionally, strays often times become victims themselves and can suffer from abuse by humans, hunger, disease and other health problems.


FOUR PAWS International envisions a world without animal suffering, where humans treat animals with respect, empathy, and understanding. Human beings must take responsibility for animal welfare. Birth control programs such as spaying and neutering (and trap-neuter-release programs) are the only humane way to decrease stray animal populations; the same goes for owned animals too. 

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Abandoned animals