Not sure I'm doing the right thing

As I've mentioned here, I feed a small colony at my work place. Also fixed. But I don't know if the local organization who spays and releases are doing the right thing. They do not help at all with feeding. When I called to try and get help with feeding the 3 at my work place I was told that "usually people have Feral's on their property and feed them" and "blah blah blah"

The local humane society or animal control will not trap or take them. I too worry about the birds which is one reason I feed them. I don't want them going after birds and they have a good weight on them.

I know sometimes when you want to do the right thing it kind of bites you back @Murrmurr That's the way I feel anyway. But like you, I don't want to see cats starve.
 
Murrmurr said:
I've thought about bringing Danny in. I had 2 cats when I moved here. They were old and they died about a year apart. I was sad about that, but I like not having the litter box mess and the vet bills and all that.

So, I'm still thinking about it.
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Bring Danny in. After all you started it and he should come before the rogue one. Can you take the other one to the Humane Society? Try to give him away on free cycle or Craigslist.
 
We live in a rural area, and it's not uncommon to see some stray cats that people have released into the woods. On the plus side, they do a good job of keeping the mouse population under control, but I would Never feed them. Eventually, most of them wind up as "road kill".
 
terry123 said:
Bring Danny in. After all you started it and he should come before the rogue one. Can you take the other one to the Humane Society? Try to give him away on free cycle or Craigslist.
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The neighbor already basically adopted Danny. Danny was born wild, but Pixel acts like a cat who probably had a home here and then his people moved away and left him. He tries to come inside every time I open the door, rubs his body against my legs, and he let me pet him on our very first meeting....and loved it like indoor cats do.

I have more feels for Danny. He's been around a lot longer, and Paxton named him (for Daniel Tiger, cuz he's orange), but we'll do it this way; I'll bring Pixel in and the neighbor will feed Danny every day.

I suspect Danny will start coming over to eat when he notices that Pixel is out of the way, and maybe at some point I'll bring him in, too. The two cats I moved in here with (now deceased) are still on my rental agreement, the pet deposit was paid, and resident management has changed 4 times since then, so they won't even question it.
 
Remy said:
As I've mentioned here, I feed a small colony at my work place. Also fixed. But I don't know if the local organization who spays and releases are doing the right thing. They do not help at all with feeding. When I called to try and get help with feeding the 3 at my work place I was told that "usually people have Feral's on their property and feed them" and "blah blah blah"

The local humane society or animal control will not trap or take them. I too worry about the birds which is one reason I feed them. I don't want them going after birds and they have a good weight on them.

I know sometimes when you want to do the right thing it kind of bites you back @Murrmurr That's the way I feel anyway. But like you, I don't want to see cats starve.
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It varies from county to county, of course. You might try contacting a senior organization that donates pet foods and supplies to pet owners. A lot of them just let you go pick stuff up at their outlets, no questions asked. (If they do ask, don't say it's for feral animals.)

Our Humane Society animal shelter gets pet food donations and seniors are welcome to just walk in and grab a free bag (or cans) of pet food. The shelter doesn't give their animals donated food. They also have collars and flea collars, pet beds and cages, pet toys and all kinds of miscellaneous pet stuff that's been donated but they can't use it. When you walk in their front office, all that stuff is just spread out on a table for anybody to take whatever they need. Great when you're in a pinch.
 
Alligatorob said:
You may not like my answer, but...

I believe we have too many feral cats in the world, they cause a lot of problems from spreading disease to killing song birds and more. I don't ever think feeding any of them is a good idea.

If you have to take the cat in, take it to the vet, get it sterilized, put a bell collar on it to reduce its predation.

I favor eliminating feral cats... by any means necessary.
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The "by any means necessary" bothers me as someone who likes cats. I have lived in countries that do not value cats and they are typically overrun with rats, in my area, "Barn Cats" are highly valued, and they are nearly feral when you get down to it.
Sterilization is one thing, but if given the "green light" humans often prove to be remarkably cruel.
 

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