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Cat hoarding up and feral cat numbers up USA

PoC avatarPosted on April 21, 2021 by Michael BroadApril 21, 2021

I am going to combine two news items in this post. One comes from PETA and the other from news media. PETA states that animal shelters are turning their backs on cats which is leading to more cases of cat … Continue reading →

Posted in caring for feral cats | Tagged animal hoarding, cat abandonment, Cat Hoarding, Cat News, facebook, feral cat population, hoarding, PETA, relinquishing cats, social media, spaying and neutering, TNR, USA veterinarians, volunteers | Leave a reply

Edit the genes of feral cats to stop them procreating

PoC avatarPosted on February 7, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 7, 2021

In the not too distant future there will be two alternatives to TNR as a means to manage the feral cat population in any country but I am mainly thinking of America and Australia where the authorities are more concerned … Continue reading →

Posted in caring for feral cats | Tagged animal control, caring for feral cats, feral cat population, feral cats, gene editing, science, TNR, trap neuter release | Leave a reply

Are there more cats than humans in the world?

PoC avatarPosted on June 8, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 8, 2020

No is the answer to the question in the title. In fact, there are far more humans in the world than cats. Humans outnumber cats by a factor of 16. In 2020 the world population of humans is 8 billion. … Continue reading →

Posted in cat population size | Tagged cat population, feral cat population, statistics | Leave a reply

What percentage of cats are feral?

PoC avatarPosted on March 13, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 13, 2020

Conclusion: I’ll refer to the USA as I believe that they have the most domestic and feral cats of all the countries. We don’t know the percentage of feral cats because we don’t know the number of feral cats. However, … Continue reading →

Posted in Feral Cats | Tagged cat and dog statistics, feral cat population, feral cats, statistics, Washington DC

3 steps to reducing feral cat numbers in the USA

PoC avatarPosted on December 27, 2019 by Michael BroadDecember 27, 2019

The harsh reality is that the only way to reduce feral cat numbers in the US is through properly enforced legislation. No one wants it. People don’t like their freedoms curtailed. And state and federal governments in the US are … Continue reading →

Posted in feral cats | Tagged animal law, feral cat population, feral cats, TNR | Leave a reply

Contraceptive Darts to Control Feral Cat Populations?

PoC avatarPosted on September 5, 2015 by Michael BroadSeptember 5, 2015

Noting that contraceptive darts are currently being used against wild horses in Wales to keep their population numbers down, I did a bit of Internet searching to see whether contraceptive darts had ever been used to control feral cat populations. … Continue reading →

Posted in trap-neuter-release | Tagged feral cat population, feral cats, sterilising cats | 13 Replies

Feral Cats

PoC avatarPosted on June 1, 2012 by Michael BroadFebruary 17, 2015

Feral cats – photo ©Feral Indeed! – published under creative commons license   Our Problem Steve Wozniak Trap Neuter Return Proactivity About Feral Cats Behind the Scenes Breeders What Other websites Say Conclusion Click here to see visitors’ submissions   … Continue reading →

Posted in Feral Cats | Tagged feral cat, feral cat population, feral cats, trap neuter return

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