The feral cats of Christopher Newport Park in downtown Newport News, Virginia, USA, are well established and under the care and management of a TNR program run by volunteers who place no burden on the city authorities. Yes, as is … Continue reading →
This article is about understanding feral cat behaviour in colonies. Perhaps the first important point to note about feral cat colony behaviour is that historically the popular press still tends to describe the domestic and feral cat as an asocial, … Continue reading →
This is a classic community cat story from Meridian Township, Okemos, Michigan, USA, reported by Judy Putnam of the Lansing State Journal. There are two feral cat colonies near a couple of large retail outlets, Big Lots store on Grand … Continue reading →
To all those sceptics and cat haters who say that TNR does not work, I would invite you to read this article because it is fairly conclusive evidence that when TNR is managed properly and on a wide scale, it … Continue reading →
Is it true that long-haired cats are rarely seen in feral colonies in the US? Dr John Bradshaw writing in Cat Sense believes that this is certainly true. If so, why is this? … Continue reading →
This picture by Mickey Baker of the non-profit OCRACATS is good news for all those who care about feral cats. Mickey writes on Facebook: “For all those interested in OCRACATS I have this colony here in my yard who survived … Continue reading →
The video proves that feral cats in a colony of feral cats cooperate to defend the colony and therefore they are defending each other and their food source by chasing off a fox. The fox was perhaps looking for a … Continue reading →
Dated 13 Aug at 07:44. Have these cats been released yet? Is there an update? “Dallas, Texas: This church just sealed 4 feral cats underneath their building to either starve of die from naphthaline pesticide poison they put under there! … Continue reading →
“I just really like cats,” said McCreary. “A cat colony caretaker is just a person with a big heart.” – McCreary does not live in Kansas but Toronto, Canada, but the same attitude runs through all the volunteers. McCreary is … Continue reading →
A feral colony that volunteers helped to spay/neuter in Elkhart, Indiana last fall are losing their home, thanks to a neighbor complaining. This story highlights the split in attitudes in how to manage stray and feral cat colonies. IF YOU’D … Continue reading →
