To help you figure out how to help outdoor cats in your neighborhood, The Refined Feline has put together all the basics on feral and stray cats. What Is A “Feral” Cat? For a long time, stray community cats were referred to as feral. The term feral usually refers to cats that are...
Officials to remove feral cats from Saco neighborhoodMcLaughlin, Ryan
Feral cats know a thing or two about survival. It’s hot-wired in their blood to hunt, stalk, and groom without the help of humans. On the other hand, stray cats who once had a home struggle with survival because they don’t do it full-time. They can learn to care for themselves ...
Feral cats—often referred to as community or stray cats—are frequently spotted in our neighborhoods. Although they might appear benign, these felines can disrupt local ecosystems and pose risks to public health. This highlights the urgent need for professional feral cat trappers in your community ...
While you may see a single feral cat in your neighborhood, odds are good that there are more where it came from. Cats tend to gather in "colonies" of two or more animals. Unfortunately, this means that many kittens are born in the wild, and the feral cat population can grow very larg...
" hanging in the neighborhood.CBS News Chicago caught up with resident rat catcher Monica while her family was overseas, but one does not have to look far to find the neighborhood's unofficial exterminator.She was adopted through the "Cats at Work" program from Tree House Humane Society last...
When you volunteer to trap cats in your neighborhood, you can make a big difference. There are TNR (trap, neuter, release) programs that help make a significant dent in the feral population by sterilizing feral cats and releasing them. They can be difficult to take in as housepets, so mak...
Cat House (for the Winter and for Feral Cats): My family and I recently moved back into our house after being overseas for 8 years. As it turns out, our renter had been very welcoming to all of the neighborhood cats and our backyard has become a bit of a
TNR was the preferred method of control in private neighborhoods and overall. Some difference was found between men and women when it came to feeding neighborhood feral cats or perceptions of feral cat nuisance. The age of respondents did not significantly affect respondent preference for TNR. ...
"This is not unique to our neighborhood," she said. "We have had them around here for a couple of years." The problem is that someone on Elmhurst Avenue is feeding the cats, apparently with the blessing of Cook County. "A dozen cats come over there," she said. As a result, she...