Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:19am
There is a posting right above for low cost neutering ! Not sure you can get any cheaper than that tbh.
Down in Estepona/Casares/Manilva we have Association of Gatos & Amigos (AGYA) who organize the neutering of street cats but that is ONLY because this non profit association - which started as a couple of people who wanted to do something about the problem - went to the local ayuntamientos and arranged with them to pay for the cats to be neutered (rather than killed). Recently AGYA opened its own clinic which adds revenue by having their own vet and providing services outside of the Street Cat problem (well done AGYA!!) I have not heard of anything in Mijas like this but that isn't to say there is not so maybe check with your local Council and ask them directly what to do. You can tell them about AGYA down here. Maybe if more people did this other areas would follow suit. One can only hope!!
I would definitely not say we are ahead of stray cat having babies down here but there are a number of volunteers who catch cats, take them to be neutered and put them back. If this system is adhered to over many a decade the problem will diminish. Yeah, I know "decades" is a long time. The mindset of 'one step at a time' I find keeps me going with the colony I feed where new cats are neutered in the hopes that one day there will be no more.