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                        All the above photos are of cats who have hit or about to hit the jackpot

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In one seven year period, a single unspayed female and a single unneutered male and their offspring can produce up to 420,000 kittens.  No community can absorb and nourish that many cats. Most of them will die from illness, injury and euthanasia.  Predators, cars, infection will support deaths that are very unkind. They will suffer.

In most communities, medical care is available. Spay/neuter programs exist that will ease the burden on both the cat and the communities in which they live. Rabies and distemper vaccinations ensure that disease is stemmed. Feline leukemia and FIV tests and vaccinations can prevent these additional diseases from wreaking havoc in communities- feral and domestic, feline and other.

Returning spayed and neutered cats to where they were trapped is essential. While they may be seen on the street one at a time, cats are not solitary creatures. They are community animals. They have learned how to survive in their neighborhoods and communities and depend on each other. Depositing a cat into strange environments after neutering is another sure way to invite unpleasant deaths. A colony, or community of feral cats can be an unruly, growing mob. Once neutered, that mob will settle down to a cooperative, stable, loving community that is just looking for a way to survive. 

Trapping usually involves a traumatic 24 hour period for the cat. That is nothing compared to a lifetime of trauma trying to survive.

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