It's kitten season and Rotorua SPCA is bursting at the seams with them.
It currently has 200 kittens in its care, 50 of which are on site and another 150 in foster homes.
Shelter manager Karen Rolfe said about 2000 cats and kittens went through the centre each year.
"Two-thirds of these are between October and April but, as the climate changes and it gets warmer the more kittens cats can have - we have them coming through winter now."
She said desexing was vitally important as it helped to reduce the number of unwanted animals.