Every March through October, Texas experiences kitten season. This is great because, yay, kittens: sweet, tiny, extra cuddly. Plus, they star in millions of videos shared online, providing a much-needed serotonin boost to all those who click them.
But there is a serious side to kitten season in that every unspayed mother cat can give birth to up to seven kittens per litter, which equals a higher-than-average number of kittens brought into animal shelters around the country.
In response to this annual increase, the American Humane Society declared June as National Adopt A Shelter Cat Month, a designation put in place 45 years ago in order to spread awareness regarding the rescue and adoption of shelter cats.
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