Caring for Community Cats in Hot WeatherFollow these tips to keep outdoor cats cool and healthy in the summer Warm weather and high humidity can be dangerous for community (feral and stray) cats. Follow these general tips to keep cats who live outdoors cool and healthy. General tips for community cat care •Make sure the feeding station and shelter are in a place that's as shaded and cool as possible. If you're ever in doubt about whether a shelter, trap or any other place is safe for cats, follow this rule: If it's too hot for you to stay there for any period of time, it's too hot for the cats. •Keep the feeding station and shelter clean. • Provide lots of fresh water at all times. Place bowls in shaded areas, and put ice cubes in the water to keep it cooler for longer. Avoid putting water in the shelter, where it could spill and get the cats wet. • Protect the cats from fleas. If you see fleas on them, ask your veterinarian about flea preventative for the cats...
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There has to be a humane solution to the problem of dumped pets on UAE streets,
This year, as in many years before, hundreds of pets will be dumped in the streets of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the other emirates. They are left in the streets to live as “trash” by people who leave the country, can’t organise pet sitters, or whose circumstances have simply changed.
Pet dumping is an all-year phenomenon, but we see the misery of cats and dogs disposed of in our streets more in summer. It's this time of year when traffic accidents involving stray animals increase and a greater number of cats and dogs die from deprivation, disease or dehydration.
Many of us see stray cats and dogs in our daily life, although we may not look at them consciously. Most of us have them in our neighbourhoods or near our workplaces, where they usually come by night to search bins for food.
These creatures live a tough life because they have no shelter or regular food and water, and are exposed to the heat. Many of them are former pets or their offspring. Their former owners at some point in their lives wanted a cat or dog, perhaps as a birthday gift for a child. The pets were were later dumped, too often without being neutered, leaving them to fight for their own survival.