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the Friends of Ferals badge is for those who not only look after strays and ferals, but are also active in spaying and neutering. That is an essential part of being a Feral Friend. Are you able to do that? 
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the Friends of Ferals badge is for those who not only look after strays and ferals, but are also active in spaying and neutering. That is an essential part of being a Feral Friend. Are you able to do that? 
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We did it in our cat !
We taking care on stray cats somewhere up to 10years, right now we feed 5 stray cats twice a day ! We are doing it by ourselves without any other help and we don't belong in any animal welfare group or something similar ! That's all !
Yes, most people spay/neuter their own cats. It is the cats who are left to wander. If we feed them without spaying and neutering we're allowing more and more cats to breed and to live really difficult and often painful lives.
This is an excerpt from our article on helping Stray/Feral cats:
What you should do is take care of neutering any cat that you feed. Feeding and not neutering is nothing short of cruel. You mean well, but in this case, it is the proverbial road to hell that is paved with good intentions. The cats will breed. The cats will also get sick and injured due to mating-related catfights. Within a few months, you're going to be way out of your depth and you'll end up abandoning the cats as you won't be able to afford that many and they will likely die of disease and starvation.
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Ok... no problem... i can understand... !?
Have a good one !
Have a good one !
Then you definitely deserve a Friends of Ferals Badge.
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Thanks you
Lost count...of my cats over the years...I think 50 years or more... Not big numbers at once but a steadyflow that increased dramatically when I came to Ireland just over 20 years ago and saw the situation here. Oh and Orkney before that. Farming communities with a long history of dire poverty so critters had to ern thei keep same as people! It is easier now with more groups doing TNR work in towns. But atrocities like what was done on Tory Island..... Needlessly as there were organisations ready to take all the cats. I was not in Ireland then, Now there are many small voluntary groups of very caring folk. Who help finance TNR work... My cats iin Ireland have all been farm ferals. Looking at my two newbies! Who may well have been barn born to an outdoor cat. I am abed and they are at the bottom of the bed,, watching me! FIve days here now and this is the closest they have come... lol,,,, I have never even touched them and will not unless and until they are ready... I am sure I will wake one morning to fiind them IN bed with me... when they are ready.. Food is the great peace and progress maker. and loving patiently . Food as a luxury...
I’ve previously done work caretaking feral cat colonies and volunteering at a local rescue, and am now in the process of doing TNR in my own neighborhood where we have a growing cat problem (all thanks to ONE particularly fertile male, “Stud”, whose neuter appointment is this coming Monday). Also just recently trapped a momma and her babies two doors down and am working on socializing the wee ones for adoption!
WarszawaScream
Badge awarded!Thank you so much for all your hard work on behalf of ferals in your area!
