Feral Cats Pose Dilemma for Local Animal Agencies
Animal caregivers have different perspectives on how to care for the county's feral cat population.
Feral cats are widespread in Pinellas County, but local animal welfare agencies have different ideas about how to manage the issue. Feral cats are the offspring of former pet cats or other feral cats who are not spayed or neutered. Feral cats are not just shy. They are not trainable and generally cannot be adopted. The Trap, Neuter, Return Approach One approach to managing the feral population is through Trap, Neuter, Return programs. Through these programs, cats are trapped by community caregivers, neutered by volunteers and then returned to the community by the caregivers. They are vaccinated against rabies, distemper and have one ear surgically tipped to indicate they have gone through the process, according to the Humane Society of the…
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Denise Melanson
1:59 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Albert D must be a proud humane being that he loves to kill things. Nothing that makes you feel you more like a man than killing things in an unfair fight with a gun from a long distance away. He must have the man parts the size of grapes for being that brave. more ›