Feral cat relocation

[gunsisgood]

3 cats Long distance, anybody ever attempted?
Were you successful?
Thanks in advance!

 

[Creedmoor]

Why relocate ferals?
Are you going to get them fixed before setting them free again?

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Why relocate ferals?
Are you going to get them fixed before setting them free again?

This. Are you moving and wanting to take some feral cats you've grown to like with?

 

[mom45]

I'm not sure your title reflects what you are doing. Are you moving and taking "feral cats" with you or are you just relocating the cats? If the latter, I would take them to a shelter rather than dump them on someone else.

 

[NyleRN]

Chinese restaurant?

 

[phylodog]

Relocation noun

The act of transferring problem animals to someone else's property.

 

[Creedmoor]

Relocation noun

The act of transferring problem animals to someone else's property.

On average, I relocate a few each week.
I'm certain they are never problem to anyone.
Last weeks last known photos.

The long nosed cat was relocated next to one of the tent towns in Anderson.

 

[Mij]

Feral cats do what feral cats do, they are a blight on game and they kill multi millions of song and game birds every year. Every trapper catches a few each year, most consider this an SSS situation. Letting them reproduce is not good for wildlife do what you think is right, but who am I to advise you? JMO.

 

[phylodog]

I'm not passionate about this issue, just raising a different point of view from someone who lives in an area close enough to town that people have felt this was "far enough" and relocated a few (live) animals out this way.

As to cats specifically, we have two indoor/outdoor cats as do the neighbors. The cats sorted out their territories without much fanfare after arrival and once established we haven't had any problems. Except when another cat mysteriously appears. I've had one of mine go missing for days after a stray showed up and to say it upset me would be a pretty big understatement. Both of our I/O cats were raised outdoors exclusively before coming here. They have the necessary survival instincts to do fine here on our place where they have plenty of places to run/hide/escape and I don't worry about them being out. But another cat pushing them out of their territory reduces their odds of surviving a coyote encounter substantially.

One of mine I brought here specifically because I knew he would get shot hanging around the homestead he showed up to. I'm not someone to shoot cats myself but as mentioned, I don't try to tell people how to handle their business on their property. I'd prefer to see problem strays be put down or spayed/neutered and adopted out rather than relocated.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I'm not passionate about this issue, just raising a different point of view from someone who lives in an area close enough to town that people have felt this was "far enough" and relocated a few (live) animals out this way.

As to cats specifically, we have two indoor/outdoor cats as do the neighbors. The cats sorted out their territories without much fanfare after arrival and once established we haven't had any problems. Except when another cat mysteriously appears. I've had one of mine go missing for days after a stray showed up and to say it upset me would be a pretty big understatement. Both of our I/O cats were raised outdoors exclusively before coming here. They have the necessary survival instincts to do fine here on our place where they have plenty of places to run/hide/escape and I don't worry about them being out. But another cat pushing them out of their territory reduces their odds of surviving a coyote encounter substantially.

One of mine I brought here specifically because I knew he would get shot hanging around the homestead he showed up to. I'm not someone to shoot cats myself but as mentioned, I don't try to tell people how to handle their business on their property. I'd prefer to see problem strays be put down or spayed/neutered and adopted out rather than relocated.

Our cats have been I/O cats too. We've taken two of them primitive/boat camping (kept on tie-outs). They've always been spayed/neutered/chipped/tagged and never wandered off our property. Actually our current cat jumped overboard from our pontoon boat in the middle of the night (unbeknownst to us at the time) down over July 4th weekend at Monroe and was lost for 9 days before we got a call from a vet down in Ellettsville saying they had her. A little girl had found her in the woods and her family took her to be scanned for the chip. She apparently ate very well while she was on her own because she had gained a couple of pounds. If she had been a male, I would have renamed her "Bear Grylls".

 

[BigRed]

3 cats Long distance, anybody ever attempted?
Were you successful?
Thanks in advance!

My longest attempt at a feral cat was 75 yards and yes, I was successful.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

My longest attempt at a feral cat was 75 yards and yes, I was successful.

Okay, I don't like this... but that was some funny stuff.

 

[BigRed]

Okay, I don't like this... but that was some funny stuff.

 

[patience0830]

My longest attempt at a feral cat was 75 yards and yes, I was successful.

I've made longer attempts with success. Moving them is just killing songbirds on someone else's place. And they belong indoors. Barn cats being the only exception. If you live in coyote country, consider them expendable. Same for outdoor cats living near roads. Or living near me. Feral cats are a scourge on the native small game and songbirds.

 

[BigRed]

Had barnyard cats growing up....served a great purpose.

 

[Creedmoor]

I've made longer attempts with success. Moving them is just killing songbirds on someone else's place. And they belong indoors. Barn cats being the only exception. If you live in coyote country, consider them expendable. Same for outdoor cats living near roads. Or living near me. Feral cats are a scourge on the native small game and songbirds.

I have owned a 40X in 222 for almost 40 years now. Its been productive since the weekend I found it on a sale rack.
It is interesting that when 6 to 40 ferals are removed from a small corner in town, two things seem to happen.
Song birds return and those that allow inside/outside cats to roam at will, tend to keep pets where they belong instead of the neighbors yards.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I have owned a 40X in 222 for almost 40 years now. Its been productive since the weekend I found it on a sale rack.
It is interesting that when 6 to 40 ferals are removed from a small corner in town, two things seem to happen.
Song birds return and those that allow inside/outside cats to roam at will, tend to keep pets where they belong instead of the neighbors yards.

You shoot a 222 in town??

 

[Mij]

Okay, I don't like this... but that was some funny stuff.

You said it thanks, just a road I wasn’t willing to take. I’m still the new guy ya know.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I've made longer attempts with success. Moving them is just killing songbirds on someone else's place. And they belong indoors. Barn cats being the only exception. If you live in coyote country, consider them expendable. Same for outdoor cats living near roads. Or living near me. Feral cats are a scourge on the native small game and songbirds.

My IO cats have been good at pest control outside, like moles, voles, mice and chipmunks. They stayed in our yard and didn't venture out near our fairly busy road. I don't have a barn, but I'll settle for them protecting the house and yard from pests.

 

[cg21]

My view is if people care about their cats they would keep them in their house. Otherwise you can’t be too upset with whatever happens to said cat.

cats wreak havoc on ecosystems. They have actually caused the extinction of some species. And yes i Live on a farm and I have a barn cat. By day cat sleeps on a bed with a shared fan in A cat house in the barn by night she patrols the barn.