Comments on: Rowdy Renters http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/567/rowdy-renters.html Blogging about feral cats and life in general Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:02:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Administrator http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/567/rowdy-renters.html/comment-page-1#comment-60009 Administrator Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:18:38 +0000 http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/567/rowdy-renters.html#comment-60009 Ginger, sadly this sounds like a hoarder and not a rescuer. These type of people are misinformed and believe in their hearts if they do not feed the cats, the cats will die. The truth is if the food stops, the cats (the strong ones) do not die. They simply leave to find other food sources. This type of situation to be monitored by perhaps a local rescue outfit, because if the woman is feeding them on her property and not spaying and neutering she is creating more of a problem than already exists. Most hoarders have some sort of chemical imbalance that makes them collect and feed cats. For her to feed on other people's property is more than strange which leads me to believe that the woman is misguided in some way. I currently live with twenty cats. All have been neutered, they are formally ferals and now live in trust between my husband and myself. They are not "tame" you cannot tame a feral cat. You can socialize them though which is what I do. When I find the proper homes, I will rehome them at a small adoption fee, but I am non-profit and do this out of respect for the cats who otherwise would be abandoned by people. Ginger, sadly this sounds like a hoarder and not a rescuer. These type of people are misinformed and believe in their hearts if they do not feed the cats, the cats will die. The truth is if the food stops, the cats (the strong ones) do not die. They simply leave to find other food sources.

This type of situation to be monitored by perhaps a local rescue outfit, because if the woman is feeding them on her property and not spaying and neutering she is creating more of a problem than already exists. Most hoarders have some sort of chemical imbalance that makes them collect and feed cats. For her to feed on other people’s property is more than strange which leads me to believe that the woman is misguided in some way.

I currently live with twenty cats. All have been neutered, they are formally ferals and now live in trust between my husband and myself. They are not “tame” you cannot tame a feral cat. You can socialize them though which is what I do. When I find the proper homes, I will rehome them at a small adoption fee, but I am non-profit and do this out of respect for the cats who otherwise would be abandoned by people.

]]> By: Ginger http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/567/rowdy-renters.html/comment-page-1#comment-60008 Ginger Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:53:12 +0000 http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/567/rowdy-renters.html#comment-60008 On the flip side, a woman in her late 40's has been feeding strays near my sons home. He has had to lock his gates, and remove the water faucet outside because this person thought he wouldn't mind if she helped herself to water, also left feeding trays laying in his garden. Cats everywhere. At least 20 of them. My sons yard smells like a litter box, and asking her to cease this has been met with an unbelievable arrogance that rules of polite society are for everyone else. Perhaps a happy medium could be reached, so why doesn't this person take these animals home if she cares so much for them? On the flip side, a woman in her late 40′s has been feeding strays near my sons home. He has had to lock his gates, and remove the water faucet outside because this person thought he wouldn’t mind if she helped herself to water, also left feeding trays laying in his garden. Cats everywhere. At least 20 of them. My sons yard smells like a litter box, and asking her to cease this has been met with an unbelievable arrogance that rules of polite society are for everyone else. Perhaps a happy medium could be reached, so why doesn’t this person take these animals home if she cares so much for them?

]]> By: Mario http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/567/rowdy-renters.html/comment-page-1#comment-59998 Mario Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:19:55 +0000 http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/567/rowdy-renters.html#comment-59998 Sounds like another lovely bunch eh? Took me months to get caught up with this blog.. and many a tears were shed for the kitties and older cat that didnt make it for some reason or another.. I cant imagine the amount of work you must do to take care for all those little furry purring balls.. greatest of respect to you my dear. Im always eagerly awaiting an update to this blog. Sounds like another lovely bunch eh?

Took me months to get caught up with this blog.. and many a tears were shed for the kitties and older cat that didnt make it for some reason or another.. I cant imagine the amount of work you must do to take care for all those little furry purring balls.. greatest of respect to you my dear. Im always eagerly awaiting an update to this blog.

]]> By: Erinn http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/567/rowdy-renters.html/comment-page-1#comment-59997 Erinn Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:40:47 +0000 http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/567/rowdy-renters.html#comment-59997 Maybe it's time to bring over a 6-pack and see if they need help spaying and neutering any of their cats. Since it sounds like you'll end up with the cats after they move anyway. Good luck! Maybe it’s time to bring over a 6-pack and see if they need help spaying and neutering any of their cats. Since it sounds like you’ll end up with the cats after they move anyway. Good luck!

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