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Guess I better buy more cat food.

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There's a park not to far from me that has signs that prohibit feeding the feral cats. The first time I saw this I just laughed but once I walked further along I realized the place looked like a surreal zoo exhibit. It was like a kitty lion's den there were so many of them lounging around.
 
Originally posted by: Born2bwire
There's a park not to far from me that has signs that prohibit feeding the feral cats. The first time I saw this I just laughed but once I walked further along I realized the place looked like a surreal zoo exhibit. It was like a kitty lion's den there were so many of them lounging around.
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I am on the fence on feeding vs not feeding ferals. There is plenty of food to be found in the trash for these guys to eat and that just causes a nuisance. By putting food down I am keeping them from tearing up trash and other things. I had 6 or so cats living in my backyard for 6 months prior to me ever feeding them.

The only thing that sucks is finding one dead usually hit by a car on the school side that is behind my property. There is a haitian church that meets every sunday and they go about 45-50 down the 15mph road. I have called a few times and it stops for a few weeks and then starts up again.
 
You should call the local animal control so they can capture and put the kittens up for adoption - they have a very high chance of being adopted into a home where they won't be a nuisance to the local neighborhood and you'll reduce the # of feral cats in the neighborhood.
 
Originally posted by: coloumb
You should call the local animal control so they can capture and put the kittens up for adoption - they have a very high chance of being adopted into a home where they won't be a nuisance to the local neighborhood and you'll reduce the # of feral cats in the neighborhood.
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animal control destroys ferals at capture. That little net they use has a needle they inject into them at the same time.
 
Originally posted by: coloumb
You should call the local animal control so they can capture and put the kittens up for adoption - they have a very high chance of being adopted into a home where they won't be a nuisance to the local neighborhood and you'll reduce the # of feral cats in the neighborhood.
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This.

As it is, it sounds like you're making the situation worse, encouraging a larger feral population.

Around here there is also a program which traps and spays feral females then releases them back in the wild. It's a pretty good compromise, IMO.
 
Originally posted by: alkemyst
Originally posted by: coloumb
You should call the local animal control so they can capture and put the kittens up for adoption - they have a very high chance of being adopted into a home where they won't be a nuisance to the local neighborhood and you'll reduce the # of feral cats in the neighborhood.
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animal control destroys ferals at capture. That little net they use has a needle they inject into them at the same time.
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Ummm, lol? 😕
 
If you really cared about the feral cats, you would take them to a vet to get spayed/neutered. You are only contributing to disease, over population and, predation of other critters otherwise.
 
Originally posted by: alkemyst
Originally posted by: coloumb
You should call the local animal control so they can capture and put the kittens up for adoption - they have a very high chance of being adopted into a home where they won't be a nuisance to the local neighborhood and you'll reduce the # of feral cats in the neighborhood.
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animal control destroys ferals at capture. That little net they use has a needle they inject into them at the same time.
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I can only say that is not the case with my local animal control
 
Don't call animal control; find a local organization which runs a no-kill shelter.

We have a place called Cat Adoption Team which runs a no-kill clinic/shelter for cats of all ages.

The kittens have a VERY high probability of being adopted into a home.
 
Originally posted by: jpeyton
Don't call animal control; find a local organization which runs a no-kill shelter.

We have a place called Cat Adoption Team which runs a no-kill clinic/shelter for cats of all ages.

The kittens have a VERY high probability of being adopted into a home.
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Actually most kittens never find homes.

I think many think to much about their animal control...
 
Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
If you really cared about the feral cats, you would take them to a vet to get spayed/neutered. You are only contributing to disease, over population and, predation of other critters otherwise.
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I live in a city...what 'critters?' they eat their food along side birds and occasionally an opossum or raccoon.

There are all random cats that come and go. It's not a single pair. I'd estimate our neighborhood has a few thousand cats around it.

I keep my own cats indoors.
 
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