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Hi Folks,
There is a stray cat that my family and I call Tom that we've been feeding for the past 2 1/2 years now. Within the past two weeks Tom has decided to bring his offspring to the backyard barbecue; 5 feral kittens which are obviously his offspring and we know who the mother is as well. They look to be about 9 or 10 weeks old right now.
Because they are still so young (and just so adorable) my wife and I are very confident that they would be adopted if we manage to trap them and take them to the animal shelter. The problem is that these cute little kitties, along with Tom (dad) and their mother seem to be a small colony; one happy family. They eat together and everything. I've even watched Tom as he did the tender and famous "head bunt" with a few of the little ones. So I am slightly concerned at the thought of breaking up a happy family. I know we could TNR the feral kittens and keep them with Tom and their mom but why do that instead of providing them the opportunity to be adopted by loving families?
What would you guys do if you were me?
There is a stray cat that my family and I call Tom that we've been feeding for the past 2 1/2 years now. Within the past two weeks Tom has decided to bring his offspring to the backyard barbecue; 5 feral kittens which are obviously his offspring and we know who the mother is as well. They look to be about 9 or 10 weeks old right now.
Because they are still so young (and just so adorable) my wife and I are very confident that they would be adopted if we manage to trap them and take them to the animal shelter. The problem is that these cute little kitties, along with Tom (dad) and their mother seem to be a small colony; one happy family. They eat together and everything. I've even watched Tom as he did the tender and famous "head bunt" with a few of the little ones. So I am slightly concerned at the thought of breaking up a happy family. I know we could TNR the feral kittens and keep them with Tom and their mom but why do that instead of providing them the opportunity to be adopted by loving families?
What would you guys do if you were me?
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