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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 34673" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I agree with you about feral animals, witzend. They're a huge problem for us too. My cat when I was a student - she was pregnant to bursting when she adopted me and I found homes for her three kittens and did my best to organise spaying.</p><p></p><p>I later adopted another feral kitten and had him spayed as soon as he was old enough. Unfortunately, he was too wild and moved away from me and in with a little old lady who fed him tinned sardines. At least he wouldn't be increasing the population, though.</p><p></p><p>Our family's favourite cats - my brother brought them home from a farm he did a health inspection on. The farmer happily gave him these kittens, who had been born in an outlying shed - feral cats would move in and he would go round and eradicate every so often. But these two cats were firm friends for many years. They grew up with our dog and all three would play together. We had all three spayed, too. And for feral cats, these were so tame and loving, it was amazing. I've seen a lot of feral cats remain wild no matter what you do - not this pair. They became inside cats, very content to be cuddled in front of the TV every night.</p><p></p><p>We now live too close to wilderness to have any carnivorous pet. I would love a cat, but the wildlife here is too precious. A neighbour had an inside cat down the road but it still hunted. One day it brought in what the neighbour thought was a baby ringtail possum. It wasn't - it was a rare pygmy possum, a tiny thing with big trusting eyes that would fit into the palm of the hand. That neighbour lives right next to one of only two colonies known in Sydney. And a bell on the collar won't protect these little possums - they hibernate when they sleep, every day. The only reason the cat didn't kill it is because it thought it was already dead. But the possum woke up as the warmth from my hand warmed it. I gave it a feed of nectar and then told my neighbour to let it go where he found it, and keep the cat inside from then on. He was insistent that he loves animals and loves wildlife, but couldn't see the problems his cat could cause.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 34673, member: 1991"] I agree with you about feral animals, witzend. They're a huge problem for us too. My cat when I was a student - she was pregnant to bursting when she adopted me and I found homes for her three kittens and did my best to organise spaying. I later adopted another feral kitten and had him spayed as soon as he was old enough. Unfortunately, he was too wild and moved away from me and in with a little old lady who fed him tinned sardines. At least he wouldn't be increasing the population, though. Our family's favourite cats - my brother brought them home from a farm he did a health inspection on. The farmer happily gave him these kittens, who had been born in an outlying shed - feral cats would move in and he would go round and eradicate every so often. But these two cats were firm friends for many years. They grew up with our dog and all three would play together. We had all three spayed, too. And for feral cats, these were so tame and loving, it was amazing. I've seen a lot of feral cats remain wild no matter what you do - not this pair. They became inside cats, very content to be cuddled in front of the TV every night. We now live too close to wilderness to have any carnivorous pet. I would love a cat, but the wildlife here is too precious. A neighbour had an inside cat down the road but it still hunted. One day it brought in what the neighbour thought was a baby ringtail possum. It wasn't - it was a rare pygmy possum, a tiny thing with big trusting eyes that would fit into the palm of the hand. That neighbour lives right next to one of only two colonies known in Sydney. And a bell on the collar won't protect these little possums - they hibernate when they sleep, every day. The only reason the cat didn't kill it is because it thought it was already dead. But the possum woke up as the warmth from my hand warmed it. I gave it a feed of nectar and then told my neighbour to let it go where he found it, and keep the cat inside from then on. He was insistent that he loves animals and loves wildlife, but couldn't see the problems his cat could cause. Marg [/QUOTE]
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