Craigslist full of Free Kitten ads From People who think Overpopulation is Fun

It became so depressing for me to go to craiglists pet section, that I rarely do so anymore. Not only is it frequently used by arrogant breeders who try all sorts of pouty stunts to list their registered or supposedly registered bred puppies and kittens, even though craigslist bans listing from breeders of any sort, but it is used by the in your face we're going to breed cats or dogs because it is our American right crowd, too. Dismal to read the magnitudes of free kitten ads, like the one below, happily listing kittens again, from the same mother cat.

Here's one, from the Blodgett/Summit area. Note how the ad states "past kittens" like this mother has had multiple litters.

can deliver to corvallis area
will be ready 1st week in june, both grey ones r spoken for but we still have 3 adorable blk ones with faint stripes gender unknown at this time
they r adorable and very playful!!! mom is a great mouser and has a human like personality, so if they take after her they should be awesome cats. past kittens have grow to be huge so they will be big house cats
they r free
call or email

enjoy pics mama is in the pics also


This is another from Corvallis below. They're moving. Moving Checklist: Turn in change of address form; have utilities turned off; dump beloved cats at Heartland, where they may be killed. AT least this person is trying to find them a home and at least not dumping them out in the country somewhere.

The fact there are so many people breeding kittens, with abandon, like in the above craigslist post, makes it less likely these two, if they end up at Heartland, will get homes. It is the tragedy of overpopulation and irresponsible owners.

Strays, kittens people can't find homes for, or that are born to feral mothers, end up in shelters in droves this time of year or dumped out abandoned like the mother cat in my bedroom. People go for kittens, and, they go for free unfixed kittens, so the cycle never ends and strays and adult cats, who end up homeless, or languishing in shelters, lose.

By the time females are having second litters mid summer, the new home market will be saturated. People who didn't fix their females, will dump kittens at shelters, or along the roads in the country, throw them out of cars. They'll get angry and start dumping pregnant tame cats by early to mid summer too. Every year, it's the same. In Linn County, where there is no convenient kill the excess shelter, they'll call private little unfunded people like me and angrily demand I take their adults and kittens, like it's my fault they never fixed their cat in the first place. Anyhow, here's the post.

We are moving to California and cannot take our cats with us. I have had them since they were babies and they turned 5 in February. They have always been kept inside and are super sweet. They are brother and sister and my hope is that they can stay together. We have an appointment to take them to Heartland Humane Society on Sunday, so this is my last hope of finding them a good home together before taking them in. They would love a place where they could safely explore outside. One of them had his hips removed a few years ago from an accident, but he is fine and healthy...he just can't jump very high. Please let me know if you are looking to adopt a couple of cuddle bugs.