BECCA’S CATS
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Mrs. Becca is our local cat expert. The Becca cat’s series was placed in honor of her. She has a unique way of loving your friends and family that be those with two legs or four. Please enjoy this series as it will grow into a geo art when it is done.
Feral cats problem
Free-roaming and feral cats (or community cats, as we like to call them) live in our communities and make their homes wherever they can find food and shelter. When neighborhood disputes escalate, both the caregiver and the complainant become angry and refuse to listen. It’s important to talk to one another in person, listen closely to all sides of the argument and then find solutions that work best for everyone.
There are ways to protect both the cats’ lives and people’s personal property without resorting to killing the cats or taking legal measures. The solutions don’t happen overnight, though, so each party needs to be patient, compromise and work toward the end goal of reducing the number of cats.
Let’s look at both sides of the issue:
Cat caregiver: Most of the time, the cat caregiver did not create the community cat problem. Compassion is what prompts caregivers to feed community cats. These cats’ lives are valued by the caregiver. But many caregivers do not realize that there are resources out there to help them care for the cats and resolve any cat-related issues.
Complainant: People who complain about community cats legitimately feel that the cats are a nuisance because they eliminate in their gardens, yowl at night and spray smelly urine. Complainants often are unaware that removing the cats will not solve the problem. They are also unaware of the humane deterrents available to help keep community cats off their property.
The value of TNR
Whether you love or loathe community cats, trap-neuter-return (TNR) is the most effective and humane way to effectively reduce the number of community cats and also reduce nuisance behaviors. In a TNR program, cats are humanely trapped, spayed or neutered, vaccinated and then returned to their communities to live out their lives.
Because they have been fixed and can no longer breed, the number of cats is reduced over time.
Being spayed or neutered also stops nuisance behaviors. Male cats are no longer competing or fighting with each other, spraying urine or roaming blocks away from their neighborhood. Females no longer yowl to seek a mate and no longer have kittens, of course. These behaviors are typically reduced immediately and eliminated completely only a month after the surgery. Additionally, TNR provides vaccines, so the cats are healthier and do not pose a threat to public health.
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