To sterilize a bitch or a she-cat isequivalent to close a spring of overpopulation, to reduce the number of potential abandons, thus the general overpopulation. However, an isolated sterilization have no perceptible effect on the general stream of unwanted births (cf. Laws to apply).
The trouble is that the bitch sterilization act costs a quarter of SMIC (index-linked guaranteed minimum wage), and for a she-cat it is the eighth. In addition, there is to pass the post-operating watching period (systematic antibiotherapy on some days), thus drugs to buy, and, to remove stitches, an other consultation, if there is no complication after operation.
More, we are far, very far from to have a veterinarian on each Island:
In Polynesia, in the year 2008, there is a veterinarian for 20.000 inhabitants, mainly on Tahiti and Moorea Islands which shelters most of the Polynesians, but there are 120 Islands and Atolls structured in 48 communes inhabited and organised.
In France (Polynesia is a French Oversea Country), there is about a veterinarian for 6.000 inhabitants. There is thus place for others here, even if the character parceled out of our country don't facilitate installations far from the capital Papeete (and whatever says some, among those already settled...) On the 260.000 counted Polynesians, 150.000 are living on the same Island, Tahiti (Why there were not a single question on the number of Pets by home in the last general population census of 2007, even though the Agriculture Ministry asked for?)
THE SANITARY SITUATION IS AN ABSOLUTE DISGRACE.
Consequently, for those who are "in the Islands", there is either to hope the chancy visit of a favourable veterinarian, or to send (and return) the Pet for this operation, which add to the stress and may induce costs again, in addition to the complex character of transports.
There is enough to waver any conciencious head of family, furthermore if he hears everywhere that this operation is not essential. For the other ones, it don't even cross their mind.
Even so, the spring of abandons and overpopulation is there...
Being "in town", "in the districts" or on other Islands, the pet overpopulation is here, and the same problem of cost and vet availability lies.
THE FACT THAT THE CARE ACCESS IS SO DIFFICULT IS UNJUSTE.
To fight against the Pets overpopulation is thus possible also by organizing veterinarians regular tours, everywhere, especially where they are rare or missing.
The aim of these campaigns is not to reduce to nothing Polynesian Pets, but to try to close some of the tapes supplying the stream of the present overpopulation.
They would offer an access to free treatments for peoples who would never have seen a veterinarian otherwise due to their remoteness, or because of their incomes in comparison with the number of Pets around them.
The interest of such campaigns is also to promote in the same time the Official Identification of Pets the most at risk to be part of the abandonned flood.
Such campaigns would mobilize several vets at the same time. The preparation work, the organisation of transports, lodgings, operations, broadcastings, etc ... is important and expensive, and it have to be renewed regularly, especially at start.
As it is a PUBLIC INTEREST operation,
the MOBILIZATION OF ALL is to gain, to guarantee its success.
They are essentially advantageous:
And, consequently:
This can only increase the well-fare of all and to reduce the useless sufferings.
There is at least a big drawback: This costs money, means and time,
but we are a rich country and if things are well organised, we would have there an opportunity to create steady jobs to finance by all implied parts, like it is already done since yet long in other developped countries.