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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 34517" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>Boy, oh boy, talk about a hot topic in this household! </p><p></p><p>(I'm backing up and inserting here, just to be sure that I am not misunderstood. I understand that you are talking about feral cats that you did not purchase or purposely adopt. I realize that some people feel "That's just what cats do". I disagree wholeheartedly. That's what <em>any</em> animal (human, too) will do if left out with no food or shelter. Shame on whoever left those cats out there to fend for themselves!)</p><p></p><p>We are personally of the belief that there is no such thing as an outdoor pet. There are <em>farm animals</em>, including dogs and cats that work the animals and the barn, but no outdoor dogs or cats. Feral dogs are to be picked up by animal control. Feral cats are a <em>huge</em> problem that no one is adressing. There are a lot of goofy numbers out there about cats multiplying exponentially, but realistically, a feral female can be the matriarch of a family of anywhere from 1,000 to 5,000 in a 7 year period. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.ajc.com/news/content/shared/living/pets/scoop/scoop_103106.html" target="_blank">http://www.ajc.com/news/content/shared/living/pets/scoop/scoop_103106.html</a></p><p></p><p>I know it's tempting to feed them, but we don't. It only makes them healthy enough to reproduce. They also are a danger to have around in that they can spread "cat scratch fever" (Yes, it's not just a song!) which can be very severe.</p><p></p><p>We had a neighbor who trapped cats and brought them to the humane societies. Other neighbors got angry because some of their "pets" got trapped and taken away. But those cats were 5 acres away from home, without a collar or identification. Believe you me, if my dog was in their yard, not only would my neighbor report me, but animal control would come get him, free of charge. Not to mention how unpopular I would be if my dog was pooping in the neighbor's yard and having litters of puppies uncontrolled!</p><p></p><p>I hope that you will be able to get this mama and her brood to a responsible organization to take care of them. I don't like feral cats, but even I don't like to see them suffer and fend for themselves in the elements.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 34517, member: 99"] Boy, oh boy, talk about a hot topic in this household! (I'm backing up and inserting here, just to be sure that I am not misunderstood. I understand that you are talking about feral cats that you did not purchase or purposely adopt. I realize that some people feel "That's just what cats do". I disagree wholeheartedly. That's what [i]any[/i] animal (human, too) will do if left out with no food or shelter. Shame on whoever left those cats out there to fend for themselves!) We are personally of the belief that there is no such thing as an outdoor pet. There are [i]farm animals[/i], including dogs and cats that work the animals and the barn, but no outdoor dogs or cats. Feral dogs are to be picked up by animal control. Feral cats are a [i]huge[/i] problem that no one is adressing. There are a lot of goofy numbers out there about cats multiplying exponentially, but realistically, a feral female can be the matriarch of a family of anywhere from 1,000 to 5,000 in a 7 year period. [url="http://www.ajc.com/news/content/shared/living/pets/scoop/scoop_103106.html"]http://www.ajc.com/news/content/shared/living/pets/scoop/scoop_103106.html[/url] I know it's tempting to feed them, but we don't. It only makes them healthy enough to reproduce. They also are a danger to have around in that they can spread "cat scratch fever" (Yes, it's not just a song!) which can be very severe. We had a neighbor who trapped cats and brought them to the humane societies. Other neighbors got angry because some of their "pets" got trapped and taken away. But those cats were 5 acres away from home, without a collar or identification. Believe you me, if my dog was in their yard, not only would my neighbor report me, but animal control would come get him, free of charge. Not to mention how unpopular I would be if my dog was pooping in the neighbor's yard and having litters of puppies uncontrolled! I hope that you will be able to get this mama and her brood to a responsible organization to take care of them. I don't like feral cats, but even I don't like to see them suffer and fend for themselves in the elements. [/QUOTE]
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