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Why are there SOOOOOOOO many stray cats in Israel?

Update:

No, there arent nearly as many here in the USA as there are over there. I was amazed at how many there were....even crawling around like, ruins in jerusalem!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Unfortunately people abandon cats and dogs all over the world. There are so many homeless cats who fight on their own to survive.

    Hopefully there will be more people in Israel involved in rescuing these homeless sweet pets and find them homes. I already know of an organization who does it in Israel known as the Cat Welfare Society of Israel.

    http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:HqpkVIDB1M4J:...

    We also have an organization in the USA that is dedicated to the rescue of Feral Cats and getting them fixed.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    There are probably a few reasons for this including people of that country not caring enough to get them desexed and also it appears the people are willing to put up with having that many stray cats around etc.

  • idk...........maybe the same reason why there are so many dogs un Pakistan. Maybe jews don't like cats as pets. If so, then its probably cuz cats were given a higher status than the israelite slaves in Ancient Egypt.

    Speaking of that, I wonder if anybody thought that Hitler was jesus, since the Quran says that Jesus will come and destroy the Jews.

    hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...................

    either way, he was a horrible man that should have been punished to the furthest extent of the harshest law in a country.

  • 1 decade ago

    The British in the 20's or 30's brought in a lot of cats to deal with the apparent rodent infestation at the time.

    The cats spread out and the rest is history.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Mew25 is right! There are ALOT of cats in Israel. Why is that!? Sorry no answer, but I see them everywhere in Nazareth, where I spend my summers.

    Far, FAR more then in London, where I live.

  • 1 decade ago

    because, no one would take care of thier pet cats, they all ran away, one thing would lead to another, and you cant go anywhere without seeing a cat, but at least they dont have a rat problem anymore

  • 1 decade ago

    Jewish people do not like spending money feeding/neutering their cats. Just joking.. Really Israel for the most part is crowded and not all glits/glam. Most populated areas have their problems w/ strays.

  • Amy W
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    1 decade ago

    Stray cats give birth to lots more stray cats.

  • 1 decade ago

    You should see the stray cat problem in bangkok...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Same reason they are in the rest of the countries, people kick them out because they can't feed them anymore, they breed, have dozens of kittens and voila!

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