I would opt for the counseling. It may buy the time you need. At the meeting you need to present a proactive plan. That would be a local feral/cat rescue group agreeing to take the cats immediately.
recently I have been told by my employer to go for counseling with a shrink or get fired for continueing to feed the colony I have cared for 10 years .the two .businesses that the colony has lived on all their lives demand that the cast leave without letting me trap them and relocate them to a different location as soon as a enclosure is built..one of the cats has a limp and may not able to hunt.when I go to feed the cats at 5AM every morning, the food dishes and water dish is gone. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS EXPECTED OF ME to say at the meeting. I decided to continue to feed the colony untill they are relocated..
Someone had to have complained about something. You need to find a rescue group that will trap and remove the colony and them have them contact the property owners.
the last cat was finally TNRd in May 2016. all are finnally TNRd. Can not think of any reason why they suddenly decided to want the cats removed from the property.. the two businesses claim "my actions are . interfering with the health and safety of others" I know that the cats are not showing them selves when other people are around. I keep the feeding area clean of trash and only feed them way in the back of the property behind what I call the wooded area where they are not seen from the parking area. you would have to walk thru the wooded area to find the food bowls and water dish.someone isremoveing the bowls almost daily and putting them in the dumpster. The manager of Elks Lodge claims" the cats are breeding like wild fire". I have not seen some of the cats in months. I only feed them mornings and do not wear my uniform untill I leave for work at 3PM. Thank you for your advice. no one else is willing to give me suggestion on how to deal with this issue. Do I agree to stop feeding cats when asked ? no one is around when I feed them at 5AM.
You can only do the best you can. Are the neighborhood dogs running free? If they are with owners, I would place a sign stating feral cat feeding station please keep your dogs away. If the dogs are running loose there is very little you can do.
at this time not sure if I combined feeding stations into one ,would cats find the food .do not know who is eating where. it is important that I feed cats and leave quickly. worried that some may not get to food before neighborhood dogs do.