Speaking about cats: trap and release far away

[anonymouse1]

Do the cats have colllars and tags?

[RgrF]

Coyotes police outdoor cats around here.

[C(-)ris]

anonymouse1 wrote:
Do the cats have collars and tags?

This would be my first question. In Wisconsin, cats outside of their property must be leashed. So at least in WI outdoor cats roaming freely are not allowed, especially with no contact info.

Technically, the cats are trespassing and you can call animal control after trapping them and they will fine the owner and if it happens enough times they will be charged and the animal taken away.

It also looks like you can legally trap them and kill or relocate them just the same as any other nuisance animals on your property. Animal control is going to ticket the owner if they can find them or they will euthanize them.

[Janit]

OMG. We share the planet with other animals. How dreadful!

[RAMd®d]

OMG. We share the planet with other animals. How dreadful!


Some of the 'animals' we share the planet with that pass as humans are indeed dreadful.

Trapping and killing cats because they trespass is Get Off My Lawn³.

But it's stuff like (and more) that says cats as pets should be indoor pets.

If one lives in an area where it's safe to let a cat wander, great.

I just don't think there are a lot of areas like that.

[Lemon Drop]

." In Wisconsin, cats outside of their property must be leashed. "


Wow, that is great.

While I do not agree with the method of the man in the OP, he does not have to put up with stray animals on his property. Nor is he obligated to track down owners. It is kind to try and reconnect pets to owners but not everyone is kind. The owners who let them stray are putting their pets at risk.

Plenty of people in the US trap stray cats on their property, hopefully there is a shelter where the animals can go. Where I live there is no animal shelter. One is under construction finally.

The way some people treat dogs and cats here in the Southern states is abysmal. Negligence in getting spay and neuter, lack of shelters, abusive breeding practices, vet shortages: animals roam, get hit by cars, get lost, attacked by predators, starve, create feral and stray populations.

Note: thinking any domestic pet should roam freely anywhere IS abusive.

[Wags]

… free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.3–4.0 billion birds and 6.3–22.3 billion mammals annually.

https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms2380

[Zoidberg]

Hey, Speedy; you're not advocating what it looks like you're advocating there, are you? (a cat trap and a river)

[Zoidberg]

Domestic cats are indoor animals. They should not be allowed to roam.

[Bill in NC]

Trap-neuter-release for local feral cats stabilizes the population.