But if it appears to be a wild feral cat, it just becomes a bad day for the cat. If it has a collar and a tag or looks like its some farmers good barn cat, I’ll let it loose. Occasionally I mistakenly catch a cat in a coyote trap. Talk to any cat owner who lives in a small town where red foxes are known to live and they will quite likely have stories of disappearing cats. Red foxes are good natural feral cat control technicians. Those parents have good cause to drive away those cats.
I’m sure you’ve all watched blue jays and barn swallows dive bomb neighborhood cats that get too close to spring nests.
My biggest problem with feral cats is that because of their tenacity and hunting efficiency, they kill lots of pheasant and quail chicks and songbirds. Feeding feral cats does not help the cats in the long run and is actually illegal in many towns. The problem is that every town also has its person or persons who feel compelled to feed the feral cats, and then the town ends up with feral cat colonies where they hang out and wait for their next handout. where there are lots of rodents, they can be extremely helpful. Cats are ferocious and efficient hunters, and if they live near grain elevators, feedlots etc. That’s good, but then most are turned loose once again to live back on the streets and in the fields. Over the years many towns and states have adopted programs to trap and neuter feral cats to keep them from reproducing. Let me be clear right up front, when I say feral cats, I’m referencing cats that live on the streets or in the fields, that are unsocialized and quite possibly have never had an “owner,” not Fluffy that rolls around in a paper sack on the living room floor and cuddles with you at night. Every town has its population of feral cats.
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