Hello Everyone!
It has been a while since I visited last. I need a favor from everyone who is willing to participate.
I need to get several statements from those who would be considered experts in working with feral cats. What we need to have are your professional opinions about taming feral cats, not kittens, but fully grown adult feral cats. Please include the question in your answer.
The issues at hand are:
1. Can someone tame an adult feral cat to the point of being adoptable in any situation? (i.e. the adoption applicants might be families with children or seniors, etc.)
2. How long does it take to tame an adult feral cat?
3. What percentage of adult feral cats would you say are truly able to become companion animals to the fullest degree?
4. Can adult feral cats that have been tamed live the remainder of their life completely indoors without evidence of any behavioral problems resulting in being forced to live inside?
5. According to most experts the time required to tame an adult feral cat usually ranges between 4-12 months, sometimes even longer. In one year, how many adult feral cats could one person tame to the point of being easily adoptable let's say from a PETsMART OR Petco adoption site?
I don't want your answers to be biased in anyway, but we are trying desparately to provide support that the most humane way to deal with feral cats is to Trap, Neuter, and Release them back into their colonies. And that the possibility of taming thousands of feral cats is not likely and could be damaging to their psychological wellbeing as well as their physical wellbeing.
There is a group in our area that claims that they can tame every single feral cat they trap. They also state that they can keep any "tamed" ferals that they are not able to adopt out housed inside their foster homes for the remainder of the cat's life and this permanent indoor life would not be cruel to the feral cat.
Thanks for your help!
It has been a while since I visited last. I need a favor from everyone who is willing to participate.
I need to get several statements from those who would be considered experts in working with feral cats. What we need to have are your professional opinions about taming feral cats, not kittens, but fully grown adult feral cats. Please include the question in your answer.
The issues at hand are:
1. Can someone tame an adult feral cat to the point of being adoptable in any situation? (i.e. the adoption applicants might be families with children or seniors, etc.)
2. How long does it take to tame an adult feral cat?
3. What percentage of adult feral cats would you say are truly able to become companion animals to the fullest degree?
4. Can adult feral cats that have been tamed live the remainder of their life completely indoors without evidence of any behavioral problems resulting in being forced to live inside?
5. According to most experts the time required to tame an adult feral cat usually ranges between 4-12 months, sometimes even longer. In one year, how many adult feral cats could one person tame to the point of being easily adoptable let's say from a PETsMART OR Petco adoption site?
I don't want your answers to be biased in anyway, but we are trying desparately to provide support that the most humane way to deal with feral cats is to Trap, Neuter, and Release them back into their colonies. And that the possibility of taming thousands of feral cats is not likely and could be damaging to their psychological wellbeing as well as their physical wellbeing.
There is a group in our area that claims that they can tame every single feral cat they trap. They also state that they can keep any "tamed" ferals that they are not able to adopt out housed inside their foster homes for the remainder of the cat's life and this permanent indoor life would not be cruel to the feral cat.
Thanks for your help!