As to who “He” is, I am referring to PITA (I will let you figure out what those initials really stand for!) He is/was a tomcat who showed up here over a year ago. Beautiful cat but mean as dirt. He wouldn’t go into the traps- not even the drop trap. I gave up trying to catch him a few months ago and started killing him with kindness. I don’t think he knew what to make of me- and last night, when he came in to feed- I sat down on the ground and talked to him. For the first time- he came over and let me pet him without fleeing or growling or striking at me. I sat there wondering what he would do if I picked him up and took him over to one of the outside cages and put him inside. Because of how mean he is to the other cats and how scared he is of people, I almost didn’t take the chance, but then deep breath, I stood up and he didn’t run! I bent over to pet him- scruffed his neck and duckwalked him over to the cage and lifted him in. It was over before he could process that it happened! He is now at the vet’s getting neutered which soon means that there will be no more fighting, spraying, running off the other cats from the food trays and territorial behavior. he really is a gorgeous white and orange boy with muted colors and long hair. I will probably change his name and try to find him a home, if he does indeed belong to someone and I have walked both sides of the road in the past looking for his owners- he will just go back home minus his jewels. 🙂