Stray Cats .. Freedom or Council Cage ??

[Bengal]

I have been pondering this problem for a while, we have stray cates at two different work locations

I am an animal lover, as lot's of us are

At two different work locations in Industrial Estate's there are quite a few stray cats, that hang around, and the guys feed them lunch, and I have been known to bring in a box of dry food for them as well

I should ring the council, and get them to drop off some cat friendly, catching cages, shoudn't I . I know stray cats, are not good for the environment, and its no life for them, scrounging for food, and being around heavy machinary. They have quite a distance to travel to infect a domestic cat with cat aids, but still ....

I feel awful though, one of the gorgous fluffy ones was sleeping on my car in the sun, when I left the other day, they run a mile, if I try to pat them.

I love my cat, DH says I worry too much, I cant help it

[Phteven]

Does your local coincil has a desex and release program?
Lots of places are finding that they have luck with these because no-one wants to dob strays into council when they know that it is a one way trip to the killing room but if the ctas will be desexed then they can't perpetuate the cycle - it ends with them.
Could you collect money to get them desexed?

[SophieRose]

I'm sort of in the same boat. There's this cat that showed up at my house a few months ago, and it won't leave! We really really really don't want a cat, and he's constantly wailing 24 hours a day at the windows and doors. We refuse to feed him, and we try to discourage him from staying in any nice way we can, but he just won't go!!
I would hate to call the pound, i really would. We've tried finding his owners, to no avail. But i honestly am just soooooo sick of hearing this bloody cat wailing all night and day long.
Plus if i leave a door open, even just to walk the eight metres to the mailbox, he runs inside, and pees allthrough my house!

As for your cats, i would be ringing the council and getting the nice cat catching cages. Unfortunatly it's probably going to mean that they'll be put down.
Good luck darlin!
Sorry i wasn't any help

[misty]

I'm sort of in the same boat. There's this cat that showed up at my house a few months ago, and it won't leave! We really really really don't want a cat, and he's constantly wailing 24 hours a day at the windows and doors. We refuse to feed him, and we try to discourage him from staying in any nice way we can, but he just won't go!!
I would hate to call the pound, i really would. We've tried finding his owners, to no avail. But i honestly am just soooooo sick of hearing this bloody cat wailing all night and day long.
Plus if i leave a door open, even just to walk the eight metres to the mailbox, he runs inside, and pees allthrough my house!

As for your cats, i would be ringing the council and getting the nice cat catching cages. Unfortunatly it's probably going to mean that they'll be put down.
Good luck darlin!
Sorry i wasn't any help

In this situation I would definitely be calling the RSPCA. This cat may belong to someone, or at least be able to be rehomed.

[jakodai]

In this situation I would definitely be calling the RSPCA. This cat may belong to someone, or at least be able to be rehomed.

That's true - they may have strayed from home and be microchipped.

[Ninah]

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.

Best of luck hun.

[Bengal]

Thanks girls for your replies

I am still feeding them, and will call the rspca when I can to discuss their fate

[NaeNae]

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.

Nae x