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Stray Cat Removal and Control
Stray, or feral cats are usually classified as a pest species due to their habits of occupying public places in high numbers, fighting and spraying. The most common complaints include the following:
- Stray cats occupying public areas
- Stray cats around facility dumpsters
- During mating season, foul musk scent
- Stray cats fighting or mating loudly
- People concerned about stray cat population
- Strays posing a threat to pet cat
For these reasons, many people wish to have stray, or feral, cats trapped and removed.
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PLEASE HELP CONTROL THE STRAY CAT PROBLEM:
1) DON'T FEED STRAY CATS
2) DON'T ABANDOND YOUR PET CAT
3) HAVE YOUR CAT SPAYED OR NEUTERED
STRAY CAT BEHAVIOR:
Stray cats are truly wild animals, and they are very capable. If a cat is born in the wild and lives as a wild animal, there's pretty much no chance of domesticating it. Many cats form feral colonies. Cats in the
wild rarely live more than 2-3 years, whereas house cats can live up to 15 years. Cats are carnivores, and eat almost entirely protein. They need to hunt and catch prey, such as rodents, birds, etc. The truth is
that many feral cats survive on garbage, and more often than not, human handouts.
SHOULD I FEED STRAY CATS? No. No no no no no no no. This is one of the worst things you can do for both cats and the ecosystem of local wildlife. Never feed any wild animals. It may be a lot of fun, and it
may make you feel good, but it will always result in an overpopulation of unhealthy and suffering animals. Every time. I've seen it too many times - people feed stray cats, the population explodes, and the whole lot
ultimatly ends up underfed, with puss-filled eyes, flea-ridden and diseased mangy cats. If you want a pet cat, take it in and take care of it, but do not feed wild cats or any wildlife.
NUISANCE CONCERNS:
Most people simply feel bad when they see their beloved furry feline friends freezing and filled with fleas. Furthermore, stray cats can spread disease and parasites, and make a stink with their mating spray, and noise
with their fighting and mating. Most of the cat problems that I deal with involve cases of overpopulations of cats in public areas (because idiots feed them) and they become a dirty nuisance. Stray cats also hunt and
kill local wildlife, such as songbirds, and can out-compete other native wildlife, or cause them disease.
STRAY CAT DISEASES: Cat-Scratch fever and rabies are the main two, but there's the usual host of parasite and fecal matter diseases that any wildlife in overcrowded conditions can cause.
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