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National Feral Cat Day Didn’t Go As Planned

10,000 Birds

feral cat with a Golden-crowned Kinglet by Isaac Grant. So on 16 October, which Alley Cat Allies has turned into “National Feral Cat Day,” local governments got an earful. Fort Myers, Florida, where the feral cats have gotten so bad that people are moving out of their neighborhoods. Example one?

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Feral Cats in American Cities

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The other day, Minneapolis, Minnesota passed a feral cat ordinance. So I put together a “carnival” (of sorts) of Feral Cat Ordinances and Issues that samples current events across the US. From the Star Tribune : Feral cats win a round at Minneapolis City Hall. This got me wondering what other cities were doing.

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Quantico Has No Compassion for Feral Cats

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Quantico Military Base is really behaving cruelly when it comes to the feral cats on its base. We do not support or promote feral animals on the base,” flatly stated Bruce Frizzell, head of the Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs office. Feral cats may be an animal problem, but there is a human solution.

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Fix Nation

4 The Love Of Animals

Caring for the homeless cat population in Los Angeles, FixNation , offers free spay and neuter services to caregivers of community cats. The group, founded in 2007, also provides a free, full-time spay and neuter clinic for homeless stray and feral cats, plus low-cost, spay and neuter services for tame pet cats.

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Financial Resources for Cat Care

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Thanks to Alley Cat Allies , one of my favorite groups, for posting this web page with financial resources for people struggling to care for pets or feral cat colonies. Tags: spay/neuter cats animal rescue feral cats. These guys are just awesome.

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When Is a Dog Unadoptable?

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One day while I was volunteering I met a little pit bull puppy who was recovering from a spaying. I don't believe that any cat is unadoptable, even feral cats. I believe that a feral may never be a lap cat and they may never even let you pet them. Very sweet and gentle animal (I have a soft spot for pits.and pugs!)

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Lawmakers, animal control officers and animal welfare organizations need to work together and delve into the origins of shelter subgroups—such as stray, feral or surrendered pets—to address the issues that bring them to the shelter.