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‘Any cat that goes on my property, I trap it and it disappears’ – Florida man

OPINION and comment on the latest news. Background: we know that in the United States there are many property owners who hate domestic and stray cats wandering onto their property. Cats can wander as they wish and there is no concept of trespassing for the humble domestic cat. This irritates a lot of people. Cat …

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Lucee (believed)

New Manatee County ordinance protects cats. All American counties should have a similar law.

NEWS AND COMMENT: This is a good law. It is a law that was required in Manatee County and which arguably is required anywhere. Community cats or cats without a home but which are cared for by volunteers can, in some people’s eyes, be regarded as pests. And the law sometimes regards them as pests. …

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Daria Weber, a Martin County resident, brings several trapped feral cats to the Animal Medical Hospital on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021 in Stuart, where the cats can be spayed or neutered, as part of the county-approved trap and release program.

Tips on trapping cats by a ‘cat trapper extraordinaire’

I have to write about Daria Weber because she is the kind of person that I admire more than any other. She quietly gets on with her voluntary work with commitment and persistence, helping the community, not seeking reward except the knowledge that she is improving animal welfare. She deserves recognition. Daria Weber has correctly …

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Feral cat who has been part socialised

What should you do if you have feral cats at the bottom of your garden?

I think the first thing that you should do is to make sure that they are feral cats. They might not be. You can normally tell by their behaviour (or ear tipping – see below). True feral cats are not socialised to people. They will be frightened and possibly defensively aggressive towards strangers as will …

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Feral cats may be ‘outsmarted’ by the new Tomahawk “Roundhouse” live trap

Feral colony cats may be outsmarted by the new Tomahawk live trap. Those involved in trap-neuter-return (TNR) know what I’m talking about as we often deal with the frustration of colony cats being trap shy. Back when I was active in TNR I had several cats who wouldn’t get within 30 feet of a regular …

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City of Rochelle, Illinois learned from residents that trapping and killing feral cats is unacceptable

City of Rochelle manager says they’ve learned and their policy to euthanize trapped cats was not vetted by him

The residents of the City of Rochelle have educated the city’s management and changed their attitude to feral cats. The initial Facebook post setting out their plan asking residents to trap cats and deliver them for euthanasia backfired horrible and caused outrage (see Elisa’s earlier article by clicking on this link). Even the designated veterinarian …

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Facebook post by Ian Gamble cat trapper

New Zealand man boasts he’s buried 170 cats under his vegetable garden

The story concerns the area of Southland in New Zealand. This is an area at the southernmost tip of the southern island of New Zealand. I recently wrote about the councilors in that area discussing whether they should ban all cats entirely in order to preserve wildlife. Anger against outside cats This story also supports …

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The rough area where Oliver the cat was trapped

Kaitlin Neal lied to Oliver’s owners by pretending he was still alive

Quick introduction by Admin for those new to this story: This account has not been verified but it is a first hand account by a person living in the area concerned. It has veracity therefore. Oliver was an elderly cat who lived a lot outside. His owners were careless and neglectful towards him it seems. …

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