So is relocating a feral cat to a different area as bad of an idea as people claim? I think it's stupid to do (vacuum effect) but due to some locations not being safe, I can understand it being done.
TNR means releasing them back into their own surroundings unless the area is unsafe.Meaning their environment is being torn down and rebuilt.Or,as is in the case of Atlanta,there are known preditors such as coyotes.Now if there are mean humans then that's where I get involved.I love each and every cat I see and will give the two legged tormentors a good old southern style attitude adjustment.
One of the reasons for this is is so that the cats can not breed anymore and increase the population. Trap and release many alter both male and female cats. The release is because most of these cats are not adoptable and would eventually be put down at least they can live out there lives in the outdoors without now adding to the feral cat population.
The rule of thumb around where I am is that the TNR groups make sure any colony they work with has a person who has committed to watching over and caring for the colony. They provide extra food, and water when needed, even some boxes or other minimum shelter in severe weather.
The TNR groups will only return or release ferals to a colony that is being monitored and watched over, otherwise they will have a no-kill rescue take it in. They try not to release any cat by itself just to survive alone.
TNR is return. Putting them where they have no clue where safe areas are much less where the closest water source is or any food source they've adapted to is not going to benefit the cat, with spays it may actually cause enough problem to kill them (females have major surgery, they are more fragile than the males at that point of return).
The rules usually specify to return the cat where it was caught. Why put them in a new environment where they don't have a clue where to go for safety when they're recovering from a neuter/spay? That makes no sense.
Where I live there is a huge feral cat population. Most have not been altered and are prolific breeders, not to mention that they are infected with some diseases, so anyone who brings a new pet cat into the neighborhood has to be very careful and make sure they are all properly vaccinated. A local vet told one of my friends, who took her cat in for a check up, that most of the cats running wild in our area are infected with feline leukemia. It's sad really, because even the ones that are breeding are very unhealthy looking. They have runny looking eyes and just very unthrifty looking. Some of their offspring never survives and the ones that do, just grow up to breed more infected cats and the cycle just goes on and on. Not only that, but they decimate certain ground nesting bird populations. Where I live, you can't even have a sandbox for your kid, because all the feral and stray cats use them for litter boxes. Most of our neighbors and people that we know all keep theirs indoors indefinitely, to keep them away from the feral ones. I feel sorry for all the strays out there and I hate to see them starve or suffer. Sometimes I think it would be better just to put them down, rather than leaving them to chance or end up dying a horrible death from the leukemia and other diseases that are running rampant in the stray population.
Please return them to where you found them which is where their home is. They know where shelter, food and water is. they know the other cats in the area. If you release them in an unfamiliar area, they won't know the other cats, will fight, and will try and find new food sources if the other cats will let them.
It is "safe" to return the cats to their home, even if it doesn't seem safe to you.
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TNR means releasing them back into their own surroundings unless the area is unsafe.Meaning their environment is being torn down and rebuilt.Or,as is in the case of Atlanta,there are known preditors such as coyotes.Now if there are mean humans then that's where I get involved.I love each and every cat I see and will give the two legged tormentors a good old southern style attitude adjustment.
Whew,sorry.I agree!!
One of the reasons for this is is so that the cats can not breed anymore and increase the population. Trap and release many alter both male and female cats. The release is because most of these cats are not adoptable and would eventually be put down at least they can live out there lives in the outdoors without now adding to the feral cat population.
The rule of thumb around where I am is that the TNR groups make sure any colony they work with has a person who has committed to watching over and caring for the colony. They provide extra food, and water when needed, even some boxes or other minimum shelter in severe weather.
The TNR groups will only return or release ferals to a colony that is being monitored and watched over, otherwise they will have a no-kill rescue take it in. They try not to release any cat by itself just to survive alone.
TNR is return. Putting them where they have no clue where safe areas are much less where the closest water source is or any food source they've adapted to is not going to benefit the cat, with spays it may actually cause enough problem to kill them (females have major surgery, they are more fragile than the males at that point of return).
The rules usually specify to return the cat where it was caught. Why put them in a new environment where they don't have a clue where to go for safety when they're recovering from a neuter/spay? That makes no sense.
Where I live there is a huge feral cat population. Most have not been altered and are prolific breeders, not to mention that they are infected with some diseases, so anyone who brings a new pet cat into the neighborhood has to be very careful and make sure they are all properly vaccinated. A local vet told one of my friends, who took her cat in for a check up, that most of the cats running wild in our area are infected with feline leukemia. It's sad really, because even the ones that are breeding are very unhealthy looking. They have runny looking eyes and just very unthrifty looking. Some of their offspring never survives and the ones that do, just grow up to breed more infected cats and the cycle just goes on and on. Not only that, but they decimate certain ground nesting bird populations. Where I live, you can't even have a sandbox for your kid, because all the feral and stray cats use them for litter boxes. Most of our neighbors and people that we know all keep theirs indoors indefinitely, to keep them away from the feral ones. I feel sorry for all the strays out there and I hate to see them starve or suffer. Sometimes I think it would be better just to put them down, rather than leaving them to chance or end up dying a horrible death from the leukemia and other diseases that are running rampant in the stray population.
Please return them to where you found them which is where their home is. They know where shelter, food and water is. they know the other cats in the area. If you release them in an unfamiliar area, they won't know the other cats, will fight, and will try and find new food sources if the other cats will let them.
It is "safe" to return the cats to their home, even if it doesn't seem safe to you.