Feral Cats Feeding Ban

[cuddlyfemme]

I don't have any feral cats where I live now but when I lived in the DC area there were lots of them that I fed. I got a few to the point that when I'd come out with food they'd come near me. If I saw a feral cat where I live, I'd feed them also. If I'd be put in jail, so be it

[Andrea]

Throw us in jail too. We have seven feral cats that we befriended by feeding in order to trap for spay and neutering.

At least 'our' cats are no longer procreating like the people in the corner house who have not had any of their cats spayed or neutered and are constantly producing kittens.

I will be sending emails to those listed.

Andrea

[Andrew, Jr.]

In my neighborhood, we all we participating in feeding, and loving on the feral cats living in the natural habitat. It was a total of about 10 cats. We even had a vet giving the cats shots, vaccines, and all the normal care. If one was sick, she would take it in to be watched over, and rehabbed back to healthed. It was just 1 person in the neighborhood who called in Animal Control to take away the feral cats one afternoon. They set up traps. Nobody had a clue because most were at work, or not at home to see what was going on. No matter what letters were written or what the vet said, all the feral cats were put down. Needless to say, this 1 neighbor will be shoveling her own snow/ice, and has really alienated herself from everyone else in the neighborhood.

We all figured out who it was who did this. She is a major pain in the ass. She is anti-pet, animal with the exception of horses. Sad to say she is an Asst. Principal in the city school system. Those poor kids. If she does that to cats...
makes one think twice.

Andrew

[The_Lady_Snow]

We had this issue at my apartment in Ohio, the cat folks were called because our front doors were gross and being sprayed allll the time it was gross and the smell was disgusting.

We reported our neighbor forhaving a PYREX glass bowl full of cat chow, this is after repeatedly asking her to stop and everyone telling her about the smells.

Cat problem solved minus neighbors pissed off attitude who now is reporting all of the anti feed the cats neighbors over dumb shit.

Here in Fl we have the woman behind us who keeps a gaggle of cats fed

[Glenn]

Yeah..it's always one old crab. I have my own,plus I feed the homeless ones. I have a food pantry goin on here. My father and mother told me if I helped them I would have good luck in my life, and it proved to be true. Also that letter did'nt mention about how a pack of rodents can become much more unhealthy than a packof cats. I daresay, none come more naturally equipped than the cat for keeping the rodent, roach, etc. population down. I'm also affiliated with a great organization here called Calumet Snap, who comes here and takes the ones they can trap, for low-cost spaying and neutering, and drops them back off!

[Toughy]

Oakland has hundreds of feral cats......maybe more of them than raccoons but not by much.

The Oakland SPCA will spay/neuter any feral cat brought to them for free and you take the cat back where you caught it and set it free.

Seems a much more sensible solution to keep the population down. Frankly I got no problems with them......they get the mice/rat population down

The two cats we have in our house were rescued from a feral mother who was spayed when she was found with the kittens.

[girl_dee]

I am all about helping the cats, but there is some substance to the no feed rule.

Being hungry is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the health of these poor animals. I personally can't stand to watch them fight parasites and injuries. They are a huge threat to domesticated cats as well. There are many places where if you feed an animal, you are considered it's owner and will be held for lack of vaccinations not to mention the property damage they can do.


My neighbor *cat lady* fed a few ferals. For her kindness the front end of my new SUV was ruined from scratches, the entire end of the block wreaked of cat spray and the feral population grew in size very quickly. I could not go outside in my own yard. Several times cats were killed/mauled when an unsuspecting neighbor started a car with a kitty laying on the engine for warmth. Others were injured over fights and mating rights. My neighbor many houses away left a crack in his truck window, yup cat got in there and sprayed... gross!

In the end, hundreds of cats were taken to the shelter when finally something was done about it. The entire time she felt she was caring for the animals. Her heart in the right place of course, but she did more harm than good.

Not sure what the answer is, but I can see how the no feed ban would come to be. Feeding them is a bandaid to a major problem, what more can be done? I do care too.

[Diva]

Yes, I see what the issue is.

And my personal goal is to gather them up and have them spayed/neutered by Animal Trustees of Austin....it's the least I can do.

[Glenn]

SG; Wow! I actually let the strays that are spraying that shit in my house, isolate themin one room, along with the females too, then call Cal Snap, they come over here, trap em with a net,and bring em back. I have'nt had any problems like the ones you described, but I did break up some fights and have'nt had any injuries or major health problems, or bad property damage yet. After five years of doing this, I am proud to say I have the cat and rodent population waay down here in my area.