GOOD luck to Cats Protection with their new Cattitude store in Bewdley (“Store opening”, Shuttle, December 17).

The charity does excellent work and deserves all the financial support it can get.

Sadly, Cat rescuers are facing an increasingly difficult situation, because tens of thousands of cats are being abandoned or become “unwanted”

in this country every year.

Despite the valiant efforts of the RSPCA, Cats Protection and other charities, many of these animals end up being put down because deliberate and negligent breeding has produced far more cats than homes are available for them.

It’s been estimated that one unsprayed female cat and one un-neutered male and their offspring can produce 420,000 kittens in seven years!

It is vital members of the public get their cats neutered and spayed at the earliest opportunity.

Kittens can breed while still quite young, so many cat welfare organisations recommended they be neutered/ spayed as early as four months of age.

And please don’t encourage breeding by buying a cat or kitten from a breeder or pet shop. Go to a rescue instead!

Jane Hargreaves Bewdley Road Stourport