These cats aren't my pets, but a neighbor lady and I have been feeding them for a long time. I have a live trap and caught a big grey male some time ago and the animal control officer picked him up. Then last week, I found one of them that had been shot with a BB or pellet gun and caught him and the animal control officer picked him up, too. He was taken to the vet where he was cared for, neutered, etc., and a woman who worked at the vet's office fell in love with him and took him home with her. Good outcome!
Yesterday, I caught another big grey male cat, very pretty, with a chewed-up ear. Called the animal control officer and he came and picked him up, along with the black and white tomcat we had been feeding for almost two years. The black and white one is a very nice cat, friendly, purrs and talks to you. We could just pick him up without trapping him. Both of them will be neutered and put up for adoption.
So we've managed to get four of the tomcats out of the neighborhood, which is very good. But, I looked out my front door yesterday and counted eight cats, not counting the two we had waiting for the animal control officer. The cats climb on everything, walk on cars, even get on top of a neighbor's mobile home and walk around, dig up everything, fuss and fight in the middle of the night, poop everywhere. I think most of them do have owners, but they don't take care of them, let them run loose and breed, none have collars to identify them, and I'll bet none of them have their vaccinations either.
I wouldn't hurt any of them and wouldn't "steal" anyone's pet, but will trap some more of them because I'm convinced no one cares about them and they deserve a better life! I'm told a neighbor lady has more than 15 cats. The live trap is set right out in the open for anyone to see, so if they don't want the animal control officer to take their cats, they need to keep them inside. All of the cats get vet care and then are put up for adoption. They are checked for microchips, but none have them, I'm betting. The animal control officer said he's kept busy collecting abandoned pets. There's never an excuse for abandoning any pet. Makes me angry and sad.
Jeanette
Yesterday, I caught another big grey male cat, very pretty, with a chewed-up ear. Called the animal control officer and he came and picked him up, along with the black and white tomcat we had been feeding for almost two years. The black and white one is a very nice cat, friendly, purrs and talks to you. We could just pick him up without trapping him. Both of them will be neutered and put up for adoption.
So we've managed to get four of the tomcats out of the neighborhood, which is very good. But, I looked out my front door yesterday and counted eight cats, not counting the two we had waiting for the animal control officer. The cats climb on everything, walk on cars, even get on top of a neighbor's mobile home and walk around, dig up everything, fuss and fight in the middle of the night, poop everywhere. I think most of them do have owners, but they don't take care of them, let them run loose and breed, none have collars to identify them, and I'll bet none of them have their vaccinations either.
I wouldn't hurt any of them and wouldn't "steal" anyone's pet, but will trap some more of them because I'm convinced no one cares about them and they deserve a better life! I'm told a neighbor lady has more than 15 cats. The live trap is set right out in the open for anyone to see, so if they don't want the animal control officer to take their cats, they need to keep them inside. All of the cats get vet care and then are put up for adoption. They are checked for microchips, but none have them, I'm betting. The animal control officer said he's kept busy collecting abandoned pets. There's never an excuse for abandoning any pet. Makes me angry and sad.
Jeanette