A heated exchange at a Loudon, Tennessee city council meeting Monday night ended with the city attorney resigning and the city manager under temporary suspension. City Attorney Joe Ford resigned and city manager Ty Ross was temporarily suspended pending an … please continue reading
It’s been estimated there are approximately 2,500 feral cats in the city of Prince Rupert. The SPCA is planning to switch the method of trapping used from humane traps to drop traps. Prince Rupert, British Columbia SPCA branch manager Amy Stacey … please continue reading
Posted March 15, 2019 – A Reader’s Forum article by Laura Morrison This is what gets animals killed. Labeling them feral without any idea of what that really means. This beautiful boy was called in as a feral public nuisance, … please 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 … please continue reading
An investigation by Get Gephardt of KUTV2 News has uncovered the hard truth about no-kill facilities in Utah. The term doesn’t mean what you think it does. Up to ten percent of animals that enter may be killed without the … please continue reading
Caution tape surrounds the cats in a room at a California shelter. ‘Are these cats really ‘feral’ or are they just scared? This is an absolute travesty and misrepresentation of cats that are usually just scared’ (comment taken from Laurel … please continue reading
Cold calling is to make an unsolicited call on (someone), by telephone or in person, in an attempt to sell goods or services. A Montana animal shelter director used ‘cold calls’ to find homes for over 120 feral working cats … please continue reading
In the 1950s, more new cat breeds were created than at any time before or since. In those far off days, criticism of the cat for destroying wildlife was relatively uncommon. Of course this was well before the internet. Internet … please continue reading
To understand how big of a problem a community has with the cat population, a good first step is for that community to take a survey. The city of Cornwall, Ontario admits they ‘dropped the ball’ many years ago and they … please continue reading
John Cincotta is a railway worker in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, USA. For the past 10 years he has been caring for feral cats at the train yard where he works. He currently cares for 10 cats in the … please continue reading
