I live in a state that is way, way behind on Animal Welfare, let alone Animal Rights. I live in an area that pretty much hates cats and finds them to be vermin and disposable... As a sport. They don't "encourage" it mind you, but they certainly don't punish anyone that is guilty of it... Like my neighbor. He traps and shoots cats with a shotgun as sport. He doesn't care if they are someone's pet and he doesn't check first, either. Basically, if he traps them, they are already dead.
Well, I have noticed another half dozen or so new strays/ferals in the neighborhood. About 2 or 3 times a year this happens... All the sudden there are new strays/ferals "dumped" off around the same time. I am told that a neighbors daughter is a kitten hoarder. She takes them in as kittens and lets them have a litter or two and turns the adults out and keeps the kittens and repeats the cycle.
I have called all the rescues I can think of... I was basically told that they are better off dead then living on the streets and they can't take them in. They pretty much don't care. I can't feed them. I don't want them to get used to being fed and more trusting of traps. I don't know where my neighbor hides the traps anymore? Before, when I knew, I would free them and find them another home.
These cats are beautiful and they look so scared and not sure what to do. I want to help them so badly but I don't know how to do this or what to do with them if I do help them? Any ideas?
Well, I have noticed another half dozen or so new strays/ferals in the neighborhood. About 2 or 3 times a year this happens... All the sudden there are new strays/ferals "dumped" off around the same time. I am told that a neighbors daughter is a kitten hoarder. She takes them in as kittens and lets them have a litter or two and turns the adults out and keeps the kittens and repeats the cycle.
I have called all the rescues I can think of... I was basically told that they are better off dead then living on the streets and they can't take them in. They pretty much don't care. I can't feed them. I don't want them to get used to being fed and more trusting of traps. I don't know where my neighbor hides the traps anymore? Before, when I knew, I would free them and find them another home.
These cats are beautiful and they look so scared and not sure what to do. I want to help them so badly but I don't know how to do this or what to do with them if I do help them? Any ideas?