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By Wendy Erlien – Sun Newspapers Two new programs at the Golden Valley-based Animal Humane Society this summer have resulted in new homes for hundreds of cats. “During the summer months, the Animal Humane Society sees an average of 70 cats a day brought into our five sites. On average, that’s 500 cats a week and 2000 a month,” Animal Humane Society Director of Customer Service Cindy Johnson said. “We see overwhelming numbers of cats and kittens left with us. And, we need to get these felines into new homes as quickly as possible.” This influx of kittens between May and September each year prompted the creation of two new programs – Mission Meow and Double the Love. The programs were designed to address a problem experienced by many animal welfare organizations that don’t have room to accommodate the thousands of cats that flood their facilities each summer. “There is a whole different mindset when it comes to cats,” Johnson said. “There is a belief that cats should be allowed to roam and many aren’t sterilized. Our spay/neuter messages don’t seem to hit home with some cat owners.” Last year, Animal Humane Society took in nearly 22000 felines. It started the Mission Meow program last summer to open up space at its facilities and introduced the Double the Love program this summer to find more cats new homes. Mission Meow When “kitten season” began in May, Mission Meow issued a request for help to the public to provide a foster home for an adult cat. The response has been …