How do I convey this truth?!

I am continually perplexed at how hard it is to convey the importance of the spay and neuter concept. I post a case of a mangled, broken, abused animal, with skin torn and bones protruding from its body and BAM! Donations and support  pour in. It's uncomfortable, nobody wants the poor soul to suffer. I really appreciate this response, don't get me wrong. And I am very grateful that we can heal a number of those animals and find them forever homes. But by doing this, we are only addressing a symptom of the problem rather than its actual root.

And then there are the the spay and neuter funds. (Animal Aid International runs primarily funds for the spay of homeless cats in Eastern Europe where the street cat population is out of control and the government doesn't help in any way. The initiatives are run as TNR - trap-neuter/spay-release). Spay funds always go very, very slowly, counting on a few key supporters to inch them along and getting very few shares, resulting in minimal exposure.

I really wish more people stopped and did the math. A homeless cat can have 10 kittens per year, starting at the age of 4 months old! Then each of those kittens starts having babies of his/ her own! The count grows so much and so fast that it is mind boggling. Every kitten born homeless faces a horrific life: horrible winters, starvation, countless diseases, human cruelty, hungry dogs desperate enough to eat kittens, speeding cars. The list is as long as you care to let your imagination go down this disturbing path. Most of the animals that AAI takes in all broken and mangled, are that way because of lack of spay and neuter! (Some of them were deliberately dumped by former owners). And just think about this: yes, AAI helps injured homeless animals. But do you know there are hundreds of thousands that never come our way because they are not yet injured... or haven't been found and quietly died from their injuries in a bush... or were hit by a car and died right on the spot? Or are simply, quietly, going to freeze to death or die of hunger tonight?

Spay and neuter is amazingly important. It is our only hope of having large-scale, long-term impact. So I urge you to keep this in mind when deciding on an initiative to support. And if you have a few dollars to spare today, please donate to our current 100-cat spay fund. Thank you!