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Stray Feral Cats
Turner River Terror
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And their Kittens..
I seem to have them quite often at the edge of Town , think I'm in the Drop Off Zone.
Rabbits are killed off , Song birds die regular...What to Do ?
I Trap when I see one but Animal Control is full , Humane Society is full , Cat Rescue won't take them from my area.
Had 5 Kittens couple weeks ago, eye,s barely open.
I took them to a local big box store in a box and left them in a shopping cart , food and water , shade.
Baya Con Dioes.
Full grown cats.. I have a personality test when I catch them.
If you hiss and growl when I walk up to the trap in the morning..22
If you back up and look scared...Off to somewhere in town you go.. Live release
What would you do..?.
I seem to have them quite often at the edge of Town , think I'm in the Drop Off Zone.
Rabbits are killed off , Song birds die regular...What to Do ?
I Trap when I see one but Animal Control is full , Humane Society is full , Cat Rescue won't take them from my area.
Had 5 Kittens couple weeks ago, eye,s barely open.
I took them to a local big box store in a box and left them in a shopping cart , food and water , shade.
Baya Con Dioes.
Full grown cats.. I have a personality test when I catch them.
If you hiss and growl when I walk up to the trap in the morning..22
If you back up and look scared...Off to somewhere in town you go.. Live release
What would you do..?.
Killin and Grillin :grin
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We used to have a bad problem until the coyotes showed up.
note: make sure said woman is at bar before entering Airstream trailer and shooting cats.
***** scratched the heck out of me as I held her down out of harms way.
A few weeks later I had a rat problem. I now release any stray cats I catch, right where I caught them. But I seldom see any let alone trap them. I think the ones that hiss and act feral are best at reducing rodents. I would not think twice about releasing a male. A female might not get that same consideration.
If you think about the stray cat problem, how fast they breed, and how their numbers can increase.....the smart solution becomes apparent. Part of this is being very discrete about it. Screw it up and you could wind up with big problems. Some people don't see the big picture.
I would have a hard time euthanizing kittens and I probably would have done the same thing you did.
I would advise: If you don't want to deal with the young ones....deal with the adults. As a tax payer, Thanks..... I appreciate it.
If you have so many panthers around...why so many feral cats? I think a panther wouldn't pass up a cat if it had the opportunity to kill and eat one.
I AM NOT A RACIST
Check in your town for a group that spays and neuters feral cats. Most places have them. when you catch the cat, take it to them to have it neutered and then release afterwards. If you get them neutered, at least they don't breed. There are several places in our town where groups of women feed them.
This is the group in our town
http://www.vetmed.ufl.edu/extension-outreach/operation-catnip/
Former Mini Mart Magnate
I am just here for my amusement.
I can't stand people who have cats for "pets" who let them out all the time. If I could, I'd shoot them.
The owners , not the cats.
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We had a cat that would escape once in a while growing up. He stopped wanting to do that the one morning he came back with a broken leg and messed up mouth.
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That's 30 miles round trip and waiting at their place while they figure things out , While I have to go to work in the mornings..
The ones I have Relocated , I did it to save their lives cause they might be able to be adopted, otherwise it's a 22 in the ear.
I don't like killing them but I'll be dammed if I'm gonna let them bunch up in my yard and it turn into their Kill Zone.
Imagine where I, d be if all 5 of the last Kittens survived in 2 years and bred...and the 3 last year..plus the 2 Mommas..
And , Yes the Quail around here are just a memory..
He's right, definitely not supposed to relocate stray cats. Not cool to make it someone else's problem
That's good advice. It will help a lot more than you think. Not all towns have a trap neuter release program, but a lot do. Worth checking out. I imaging if you tell the "operation catnip" people what you are doing ( killing and relocating cats) they may come to you
What are you talking about? You just call them and tell them where they are. You don't have to drive them there, and if you did, is it that much further than the "big box store"? Come on man
It does not solve it, but it does help. It stops strays from breeding. Just contact the group, they likely have volunteers that will be glad to help if the cat population is an issue. It costs you nothing to talk to them. As I said, there is a group of older women around here who feed them, collect them for shots and sterilization. They are cat lovers who will drive 30 miles to save some kitties.
Former Mini Mart Magnate
I am just here for my amusement.
Just hope none of your cat loving neighbors find out, it is a misdemeanor with a fine up to $5000 per cat for killing feral cats in Florida. They are not listed as a pest yet and do not have a hunting designation, which means killing them is illegal under Florida law.
Former Mini Mart Magnate
I am just here for my amusement.
Stay classy
“Everyone behaves badly--given the chance.”
― Ernest Hemingway
I have had several that were my chum.
They'd stop by for a free meal, and drop a load in our garden.
One morning we heard a scream from out on her front porch.
The world's biggest rat was at her feet, or so she thought.
It was just a nasty old possum, but it finally wised her up.
Even with the food gone, the cats were an ongoing issue.
Finally bought a trap, and cans of the cheapest cat-food.
Probably caught 15 or 20 of the little stinkers.
They went straight to the Humane Society.
If they had a chip, they were cool, and if calm, they were adoptable.
The feral ones were unmistakable, vicious fang & claw from the get-go.
Even wearing leather gauntlets, the Human Society staff had problems.
One "kitty" took them 1/2 hour, and some blood, to get out of the trap.
It was destined for a quick needle ... the best for all concerned.
So, you kill cats too if you can't dump them off on someone else? SMFH
I may sound Hard here and really I don't like to kill them. Some Cats are cool. 20 In my yard is not cool . Folks need to take care of their animals. I've got a bunch of dogs that roam around at will too...working on that.:Horse
If it Wanders , It's not a Pet, It just stops by for a meal and a place to sleep. Don't burden me with your Failed attempt to be Responsible..:cool
Florida needs to get on board. Cats are the only animal that kills for fun.
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Canton, GA