A Michael Broad Blog
Devine Feline Rocky Mountain Feral Cat Project by Debbie Main (Denver, USA) Dr Rambus and feral cat. Photo copyright Devine Feline Project. Dr. Erica Rambus is a friend of mine. She is a veterinarian who commits herself to spaying and neutering and treating ferals with her little mobile clinic. She’s wonderful and has so …
by Joanne Crownshaw (Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) I often saw a stripey tabby cat sitting on the garden wall waiting patiently, listening for movement from the odd mouse or twittering bird. One day I held out my hand to give him a stroke, when suddenly he hissed, spat and bashed me quickly with his …
Curiosity Comes With All Cats! by Joanne Crownshaw (Stocksbridge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) Purr-fect! A cosy new hidey hole – my home!! Hi folks, my name is Crouger the tabby, I live my days outdoors as a feral cat, my life was once pretty normal; I had a loving caring home and family. That …
by Naomi (Darwin Australia) Marzipan Unfortunately Darwin (Australia) has loads of unwanted stray cats and many are dumped in the bush to die horrible deaths. Many more hang around housing commission places to feed off scraps – a usual story worldwide. I have 22 rescue cats – some have been rescued from shelters, some …
Confused about feral cats by Michael (London, UK) I am confused about feral cats. I am talking about feral cats in the USA as I almost never see them in the UK. Sure, I see stray cats but these cats have homes and were or still are domesticated, they just like to wander around …
by Michael What are the consequences of killing feral cats in large numbers? Many people want to eradicate them entirely from North America. They say they are an invasive species but overlook the reasonable argument that home sapiens could also be defined as an invasive species in countries and continents other than Africa. They …
Feral cat clinic- cats being spayed and neutered – photo by Feral Indeed! (Flickr) – Picture added by Michael (Admin) We have a feral male in my neighborhood that I call ‘scary cat’. I feel so bad for him, but he is the top cat right now. The poor guy is scared and often …
by Anonymous and added to by Michael (USA and UK) In Georgia we have a huge over population problem with ferals. I recently started TNR with the feral colony in my area. I went through several animal clinics before I found Project CatSnip, a humane program for ferals in Atlanta They have been a …
