On 9/9/2014 11:52 AM, graham wrote:
> 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

This is very true!

Do-gooders who end up doing bad.

Good catch.