Senior charity vets are spearheading a new drive to promote feline neutering as good for cats, their owners and the wider population.

The move by the Cat-Kind group follows a surge in the number of cats requiring rescue accommodation and fears that the problem will only worsen in the months ahead.

With estimates suggesting more than a million UK cats are currently unneutered, the coalition – whose members include many leading welfare charities – wants owners to have the procedure carried out by the time their pets are four months old, and before they can become pregnant.

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