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This is where I'm coming from. I've only begun to do any kind of outreach, if you can call it that. I am in a situation where I volunteer almost daily and things have not gotten too much better over time, and really just worse. I guess I'd like to hear some opinions. I don't want to be too specific as to protect myself and the owners (they may know people on here), but it's basically a situation, which I'm sure is common, where people become overwhelmed. Most of the cats are fixed, but they had/have fallen behind on certain cats, and multiple litters have come about with their own concerns (FLV, FIV, any number of things) that just put the cherry on top of the stress bomb. It's a situation where the head has had connections with organizations/local groups in the past and did good work and even has a thumbs up of the local Humane Society. The issues run deep, though, and it seems luck is always running out but things still manage, which I am beginning to think is the overall problem. I don't think it's good for anybody a lot of the times. The "head" is a personality, somewhat of an gentle tyrant. Stress is the key word here. People see things differently and always have quarrels, but this person is just in over her head and needs help. It's something that is difficult to sustain but can be because there is just enough money rolling in. There have been ups and downs but I'm just starting to think I need to help find a solution for them. Yes, the house is neat and in order, but could be much better. There aren't bags of pee on top of cat carcasses and it's not as horrible looking as Kaboodle Ranch footage, but you do see some signs of desperation. Like I said, the kittens are the cherry on top of the **** bomb. They are a sign of the infinity of the problem. You see the cats die of this or that, you get used to it. But you see the kittens, and yes the issue of fixing cats has been mainly resolved, there seems to lie a dark cloud that you just learn to ignore. It's hard to keep going when you realize that there are so many resources that aren't being tapped and that things don't have to be this way, but being a socially anxious and held back person does not help. I feel like I should be doing something but I'm not sure what.