07-22-2013, 07:51 AM
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Originally posted by MarkP
Debating this controversial topic is pretty much an exercise in futility but here goes. In all of my internet research I have read countless time how TNR has been shown to reduce feral cat numbers. I have never found data that supports this....
As I said in another topic, do what you feel comfortable with.
Around here we got acres of jungle behind us and the feral cats just kept popping out of the jungle as fast as we could take them to KHS.
So I started reading about alternatives and the TNR came up. So far our combo of mostly TNR and a bit of outright relocation to Humane Society is working. We had to do less of this when our Kitty was alive because she pretty much told them to hit the road.
The feral cat population kept to a pretty even level with few additions for almost 2 yrs. We also had very few mice or rats in our yard or coming to our yard from the jungle.
By the TNR and also feeding them every morning (they will hunt for dinner), we achieved a balance.
After taking 10 cats to the KHS for euthanasia we found that didnt work either, as 10 new cats moved in. Since Kitty (our real pet) we have had a new female move in with 2 kittens. and so the cycle starts over.