Unfortunately the harsh reality is that if you call the pound and they are caught chances are they will be put to sleep. Most stray cats that are taken to pounds don't get rehomed, it's mainly the dogs that get the second chance.
What about cat refuge's? Is there any in your area, if you try to contact the organisations like that, or RSPCA perhaps, then they might be able to look at rescueing the cats and giving them a chance for rehabilitation. It's an awful situation to be in, if they do have diseases they can transfer them onto other cats.
Ask around and see if anyone you know has a possum catching cage.
We borrowed one to catch a stray Tom Cat that had been living on our farm for 18 months. I usally don't mind strays but he was a real bugger for getting the dogs barking or wailing under our house where we couldn't get to him.
We eventually catch him and he was real nasty. Yes he was put down but that was a much kinder fate in my opinion as he looked in poor but well fed condition.
I would catch them and them take them to the RSPCA and who knows they may be chipped and returned to their owners.
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