Feral Cats at Allotments in Birmingham, UK

Are the cats speyd if not try Sheila Cats in Care0121 3820408 Dont let these cats eat the rats they can get a liver desease off the rats urine it eventually happened to one of our cats who killed over 300 rats' As long as there is food shelter no kittens they will be fine

Are the cats speyd if not try Sheila Cats in Care0121 3820408 Dont let these cats eat the rats they can get a liver desease off the rats urine it eventually happened to one of our cats who killed over 300 rats' As long as there is food shelter no kittens they will be fine

Thank you for your reply Michael.

I am now very concerned about the use of poison on our allotments. I will have to try to 'persuade' gardeners NOT to use poison to keep the vermin down but to rely on our feral cats instead. Of course, there will be a few people who think that the cats are vermin too but hopefully I will be able to change their minds.

Answering your question about rat poison that kills rats and whether it can kill a cat. The answer is yes, it can, unfortunately.

I think where there are feral cats there is little need to put rat poison down as the cats can manage the rat population but there are people who don't like rats and cats.

I just posted a article about how thousands of cats were poisoned by DDT a chemical used to kill mosquitoes in Borneo. This is the same thing. In fact the poison can be in a creature well down the food chain and the cat still be poisoned it seems to me. This is the article:

Flying Cats

I will do a short post tomorrow about this.

Thank you for sharing the lovely photo and your story of the allotment cats. I have a soft spot for feral cats myself and they really do need all the help they can get. It's wonderful to hear that no-one objects to them at your allotments.

Keep up the good work.

Michele (UK)

We have a new feral on our carport so we are going through the same taming process. It is more difficult the older the cat. I can't tell if ours is a tom or lady cat yet. Keep the food out. Tom's can disapear and reapear with large gaps in between.It is so cold here we are worried about our new friends health. I keep in mind the words of my Christ "What you do unto the least of you ,you do unto me." Thank you for not turning your back on this lovely little cat. the world need more people like You! Also thank you for the picture.

I had been worried because I hadn't seen the cat for about a week although the food was being eaten. Today, I called her and suddenly she appeared, walking through the raspberry canes towards me. She stopped just a few feet away and sat and waited while I put the food out under a table in the polytunnel.
I feel priviledged that she trusts me so much.

Hi Betty. You are doing a great job for the cats and your allotment gardens as well. TNR (trap, neuter, return) is the way to go, as it stops uncontrolled breeding. Also your cat group will control the area, keep rodents in check and other cats out. I'm sure your efforts will pay off, even if your dogs don't like it. 😉

Hi Betty, well done to you for doing nice work and realising the benefit of feral cats. A lot of people just see them as a nuisance.