Having recently rescued a feral kitten and taking her in to live with me... my entire mentality towards ferals has been changed.
My area has tons of ferals. I had previously thought that once a feral, always a feral, and that they would never be able to adapt to being a housecat.
I have tried on many occasions to lure the ferals in out of curiosity, but never with any success. They were always too scared to come near me and would look at me for a while (a few minutes) and then run away.
As I type, the little furball that got me rethinking the situation is in my lap relaxing and sounding like a little motor (purring I assume?)
I won't be living in this area much longer, and will be moving out of state permanently in a few months, however before I leave, I'd like to get the ball rolling on a program to cover my area's feral situation.
There are plenty of groups that engage in TNR and adoption of ferals around town, but none cover my area unfortunately.
How do I go about getting something started, perhaps amongst my neighborhood? There must be a colony around here somewhere, but I don't know where.
My area has tons of ferals. I had previously thought that once a feral, always a feral, and that they would never be able to adapt to being a housecat.
I have tried on many occasions to lure the ferals in out of curiosity, but never with any success. They were always too scared to come near me and would look at me for a while (a few minutes) and then run away.
As I type, the little furball that got me rethinking the situation is in my lap relaxing and sounding like a little motor (purring I assume?)
I won't be living in this area much longer, and will be moving out of state permanently in a few months, however before I leave, I'd like to get the ball rolling on a program to cover my area's feral situation.
There are plenty of groups that engage in TNR and adoption of ferals around town, but none cover my area unfortunately.
How do I go about getting something started, perhaps amongst my neighborhood? There must be a colony around here somewhere, but I don't know where.