On 09/09/2014 8:58 AM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Sep 2014 07:42:43 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> > wrote:
>
>>>
>>> I feed feral cats and there's an assistant at an area vet who gives out food
>>>
>>> for those who feed ferals. I pay for most of what I give out to the cats but
>>>
>>> once in a while she gives me a bag. The food comes to her heavily
>>>
>>> discounted, usually large size bags that were damaged and can't be sold in
>>>
>>> stores.
>>
>> ARE THOSE CATS FIXED?
>
> I bet they fix the cats. They have the money to do it and most animal
> shelters I know of will provide free or low cost spay and neutering
> services. My mother had a mini-farm that was across the street from a
> county park where people would dump their animals. She fed the cats
> (took them in for a health check, spayed and neutered as soon as she
> could catch them) because they helped keep the rodent population under
> control. Cats don't last long in the wild. She found that 3-5 years
> is average. Any feral cat over 5 is living a charmed life, because
> they've usually slowed down enough by then to become fox or coyote
> food.
>
>
But there are halfwits who are having the feral cats spayed/neutered and
then letting them loose in nature reserves!!!!
Graham