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- Feral cats are not stray cats (who by our
definition has owners), but are born in the wild & are independent
beauties.
- They
live in colonies of which the size may vary, forming around food sources.
- A
Matriarchal rule holds for cats.
- They are territorial and seldom just lets in a
new comer.
- Colony temperament may vary.
- Many
people think that they can just dump a cat with other cats in a colony, but
this is not true. This poor cat will not
be welcomed into the colony and will have to fight for survival.
- Killing feral cats does not lower their
numbers. New feral cats will soon take
up their place.
- Feral cats are scared of human interaction.
- A feral cat will not survive in a
caged environment for long.
- They have to fight for survival every day.
- Cats
do not add, they multiply and that is why TNR (Trap-neuter-release) is at the
centre of what we do! A cat can fall pregnant at the young age of 4 months and
her offspring of 4-6 can each have their own litter just four months after
that. This means that one cat can have
at least 12 kittens in a year and this cycle just repeats itself. You can do the maths! In 7 years, one pair of unfixed cats and their
offspring can produce up to 420 000 kittens.
- Males
can smell the females in heat from miles away.
This is also why your unfixed male will walk around.
- Studies show that they pose no public
health risk.
- We do adoptions, but keep in mind
that a feral cat’s transition to domestic life is a slow process and some may
never fully transition.
- If
they went through TNR you will identify them by their badge of honour: a tipped
ear.