What affects us affects cats
“Rogue feeders” should not interfere with the work of volunteers managing feral cat colonies under a TNR program as it can lead to local businesses and residents complaining.
PETA have softened their stance on TNR in India because they are doing it there, in Mumbai, against their declared universal criteria which is that TNR should only take place under their auspices when the cats are in an non-hazardous area.
This is a not unfamiliar battle between business and cat colony caretakers. It concerns a housing cooperative which wanted to develop land on which the cat colony lived. The feral cats are well managed and the colony is authorised by the local authorities. The housing cooperative dismantled cat shelters in a revenge attack as their plans were thwarted.
It appears that Cosco has implemented a feral cat starvation plan at their facility in Kahului, Hawaii. The management made a U-turn in their attitude towards feral cats on their land. In the past they agreed a TNR program but now they have ordered a cessation to feeding. Employees are distraught.
Ear tipping is not cruel because the benefits outweigh the detriments and, if it is done under anaesthetic which it almost always is, it is painless to the cat. There is one other issue which is that it spoils the cat’s appearance to a certain extent. Some people don’t like this. But I think …
Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) have rejected TNR. Anchorage News reports that the Board of Game (the board) of the ADFG “rejected a bid to allow the release of sterilized feral cats into Alaska’s wilds.” My interpretation of that is a rejection of TNR. It is in fact a rejection of the …
This is a healthy and happy feral cat colony in Canada. They appear to be living in a forest. A lot of the cats are semi-feral or domesticated (and ready to be adopted) judging by the video which you can see below. In fact the organisation which manages the colony, tinykittens.com, tell us that …
On the basis that there is a feral cat problem in America (some people don’t agree there is) the only way to deal with it is through extensive TNR programs. I think this needs to be clearly stated because there are many discussions by leglislators on how to deal with feral cats. Note: this …
