Feral Cats - any suggestions? (Hope: house, neighborhood, organic)
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If it was a raccoon, rat or other large rodent, I dont think anyone would have a problem calling animal control. Why is it different for cats? is it because they are cute? lol
Next time you make assumptions, make sure they're correct. I personally used to help relocate possum, and raccoons from highly populated areas to more suitable ones. I also have no problems with mice or rats so next time ask me. Don't try to speak for me.
That can be said for almost every animal in the food chain so your bias is showing. Your poor use of the english language is also apparent.
There is no species of animal more destructive than humans!
I too would have fed the ferals. But the humane thing to do is to find someone to help you trap, spay/neuter and release.
All the organizations that everyone has mentioned are good ones.
There is no species of animal more destructive than humans!
I too would have fed the ferals. But the humane thing to do is to find someone to help you trap, spay/neuter and release.
All the organizations that everyone has mentioned are good ones.
2. Feral cats exist because some humans are irresponsible and allow their cats outdoors without having been spayed or neutered or just lose interest in their pets and abandon them outside.
To really fix the feral problem, cats need to be re-classified as pets and 'leash' laws should be created same as for dogs. As long as cats are classified as property and allowed to roam as they will cats will go wild and reproduce, producing feral cats. TNR does not work if people continue to dump and abandon their pet cats. It's like trying to bail out a boat without closing the gaping hole in the bottom!
Feral cats and 'outdoor' cats are predatory and do decimate bird and rodent populations. For invasive bird species, like the starling and rodents like the norway rat - that's great. However until ferals can be trained to eat only invasive species, they do damage native species - which do not need the extra pressure on their numbers.
I love cats and I have 4 of them myself. I also love birds. Two of my cats are rehabilitated feral cats. One I can touch, one I can't. NONE of my cats go outdoors to bother neighbors or prey on other animals.
Feral cats aren't treated the same as other animals. People don't leave food and towels out for other creatures to feed on and bed in.
They aren't? People don't put up birdhouses and bird baths or feed squirrels? The only difference is that feral cats can become domestics whereas squirrels, raccoons,rabbits and most birds can't or shouldn't be brought in and/or caged. My wife and I saved a few ferals a few years back and brought the mother cat inside while pregnant during the winter and than had her and her kittens fixed. She would only stay inside a little while at a time. Eventually over the course of about a year, she became a full time inside cat after getting used to it. Now her and the 2 kittens live with my sister in law. This goes back about 6 years.
2. Feral cats exist because some humans are irresponsible and allow their cats outdoors without having been spayed or neutered or just lose interest in their pets and abandon them outside.
To really fix the feral problem, cats need to be re-classified as pets and 'leash' laws should be created same as for dogs. As long as cats are classified as property and allowed to roam as they will cats will go wild and reproduce, producing feral cats. TNR does not work if people continue to dump and abandon their pet cats. It's like trying to bail out a boat without closing the gaping hole in the bottom!
Feral cats and 'outdoor' cats are predatory and do decimate bird and rodent populations. For invasive bird species, like the starling and rodents like the norway rat - that's great. However until ferals can be trained to eat only invasive species, they do damage native species - which do not need the extra pressure on their numbers.
I love cats and I have 4 of them myself. I also love birds. Two of my cats are rehabilitated feral cats. One I can touch, one I can't. NONE of my cats go outdoors to bother neighbors or prey on other animals.
I found out that Last Hope has been helping at my office location (see post by G2B for their website)
You didn't give your location - remember that most of these organizations are manned primarily by volunteers and the distance they can/will travel is naturally limited.
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