I don't have a cat . . .
. . . . but if I had one, what brand and type of cat food should I feed it?:@
Forum Discussion
Feral cats are like any other non-native invasive species which will have adverse and possibly devastating effects on native species. How you choose to deal with an invasive spices will depend upon where your focus lies, with the welfare of the invasive or the welfare of the native.
Snakehead fish and pythons are other examples of pets that were released into the ecosystem. I wonder why these former pets are not being trapped, altered and released?
Personally, I am torn as to what is the best way for the overall ecosystem to deal with the feral cat problem: Trap/alter/release (accepting the resulting long term impact on native species) or trap and destroy (reducing the impact on native species).
We maintain 3 feral cats and one tame cat in our barns. They are supplemented with kibble to keep them here but we expect them to mouse. We also find pigeon kills which is okay with us. Unfortunately we also find occasional song bird kills which we are not happy about but cannot prevent which IS the issue with outdoor cats.
Snakehead fish and pythons are other examples of pets that were released into the ecosystem. I wonder why these former pets are not being trapped, altered and released?
Personally, I am torn as to what is the best way for the overall ecosystem to deal with the feral cat problem: Trap/alter/release (accepting the resulting long term impact on native species) or trap and destroy (reducing the impact on native species).
We maintain 3 feral cats and one tame cat in our barns. They are supplemented with kibble to keep them here but we expect them to mouse. We also find pigeon kills which is okay with us. Unfortunately we also find occasional song bird kills which we are not happy about but cannot prevent which IS the issue with outdoor cats.
