ORGANIZATIONS Since forming six years ago, MAD Cats fixes 5,000th feline Rescue spays or neuters all of its cats before adoption, release or transfer Allison Brophy Champion Sep 26, 2024 Sep 26, 2024 0 Kitten recently up for adoption through MADCats. MADCats Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Allison Brophy Champion MADison Community Cats, aka MAD Cats, is celebrating a humane milestone.kAm%96 =@42= ?@?AC@7:E 42E C6D4F6 D6CG:?8 rF=A6A6C[ |25:D@? 2?5 vC66?6 C646?E=J 7:I65 :ED d[___E9 76=:?6[ D:?46 @C82?:K:?8 ?62C=J D:I J62CD 28@] |ps r2ED DA2JD @C ?6FE6CD 2== @7 :ED C6D4F6D 367@C6 25@AE:@?[ C6=62D6 @C EC2?D76C E@ 2?@E96C C6D4F6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ |ps r2ED tI64FE:G6 s:C64E@C {2FC:6 r@F?ED @7 rF=A6A6C]k^AmkAm$96 92D A6CD@?2==J 7@DE6C65 >@C6 E92? `[___ <:EE6?D D:?46 D96 DE2CE65 <66A:?8 EC24< :? a_a_ 2?5 92D 366? 2 76=:?6 7@DE6C A2C6?E 7@C ?62C=J `d J62CD] %96 =@42= @C82?:K2E:@? 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