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Hello, I am a new member, and I joined to ask your advice on one particular issue that has troubled me. In my apartment complex, an old woman has been leaving out food for stray cats. At first, there were only two. Now, due to one of them having a litter, and then another one, there are 10 cats!
The woman, when asked, says that they are strays, and that she does not own them. However, when I offered to take them to a no kill shelter, to recieve proper care, she became very aggressive and mean towards me, even suggesting I was dirty and underhanded! Now, let me reiterate that these cats are strays. She does nothing more for them than leave out plates of table scraps. They roam the area and woods arround it most of the time. They have not seen a vet, been collared or registered, or given any medical attention, or even seen the inside of a house.
I only have the Cat's and Kitten's best interests in mind. Part of me just wants to take them in the middle of the night, to recieve proper care, (I believe some have eye infections) and proper housing. I doubt any of them will last in this area, especially when you include the factor of young children arround the area, cars, and the impending winter. I even want to take one in for myself, where it would be happy among the 4 cats I allready own.
Please, oh please, tell me your opinions, and/or tips on accually catching the strays? Thank you so much!
The woman, when asked, says that they are strays, and that she does not own them. However, when I offered to take them to a no kill shelter, to recieve proper care, she became very aggressive and mean towards me, even suggesting I was dirty and underhanded! Now, let me reiterate that these cats are strays. She does nothing more for them than leave out plates of table scraps. They roam the area and woods arround it most of the time. They have not seen a vet, been collared or registered, or given any medical attention, or even seen the inside of a house.
I only have the Cat's and Kitten's best interests in mind. Part of me just wants to take them in the middle of the night, to recieve proper care, (I believe some have eye infections) and proper housing. I doubt any of them will last in this area, especially when you include the factor of young children arround the area, cars, and the impending winter. I even want to take one in for myself, where it would be happy among the 4 cats I allready own.
Please, oh please, tell me your opinions, and/or tips on accually catching the strays? Thank you so much!