05-17-2015, 07:54 AM
If there is a concentration of cats it is because someone is feeding them. If there is nobody to feed them they will dissipate. However, someone will undoubtedly start feeding them for the same reasons that the original tenant did.
I personally think that something very proactive should be done. You described one method. Trap them, one by one if necessary, and remove them. Taking them to the pound is one way.
There rely is no such thing as cat repellent. Furthermore the cats are there because they were fed there. From the perspective of the cats they are trying to not starve. Merely repelling them is no more humane than just telling the homeless to move along. Even if you found a magic cat repellent that was effective enough to drive starving animals away from a food source, why would you feel good about using it? If I sound like a bleeding heart cat feeder you are not considering all the options. I am saying the cats are already screwed. Find something effective and get to it. Trapping and taking them to the humane society is not even the most humane option in my opinion although it may be the most defensible in the court of public opinion, plus it is pretty humane.
I personally think that something very proactive should be done. You described one method. Trap them, one by one if necessary, and remove them. Taking them to the pound is one way.
There rely is no such thing as cat repellent. Furthermore the cats are there because they were fed there. From the perspective of the cats they are trying to not starve. Merely repelling them is no more humane than just telling the homeless to move along. Even if you found a magic cat repellent that was effective enough to drive starving animals away from a food source, why would you feel good about using it? If I sound like a bleeding heart cat feeder you are not considering all the options. I am saying the cats are already screwed. Find something effective and get to it. Trapping and taking them to the humane society is not even the most humane option in my opinion although it may be the most defensible in the court of public opinion, plus it is pretty humane.