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We have about 40 of the little (and not so little) buggers on the site where we work and we all tend to feed and look afer them.
Lately however, they are moving into the warehouses on site and s
tting on some of our clients stocks which can't go on.
The RSPCA can't relocate them, nor The Cats Protection League and so, unless we can come up with a plan, their future in looking a bit doubtful - which no one wants.
So please has anyone any suggestions to protect them?
Lately however, they are moving into the warehouses on site and s
tting on some of our clients stocks which can't go on.The RSPCA can't relocate them, nor The Cats Protection League and so, unless we can come up with a plan, their future in looking a bit doubtful - which no one wants.
So please has anyone any suggestions to protect them?
Genuine ferals cannot be rehomed to anywhere other than farm type places, but not normal homes unless they are very very young kittens. Are they breeding? If so the RSPCA should at least instigate a mass neutering, this way numbers will naturally reduce in time.
There is no easy answer but maybe euthanasia needs to be considered if there are any debilitated/ ailing cats. Harsh I know but if they weren't being fed some would naturally have moved on and others would have died.
There is no easy answer but maybe euthanasia needs to be considered if there are any debilitated/ ailing cats. Harsh I know but if they weren't being fed some would naturally have moved on and others would have died.
True ferals are nearly all female groups with a few males but when food gets scarce some of the group will move on.
The charities should work together to get them neutered as it is a money saver in the long run. The first vets I worked at used to do mass neutering on behalf of a small animal charity, So groups as big as CPL and esp the RSPCA should be able fund it.
The harsh reality is if you want them to move on you stop feeding them and stop them getting access to shelter on your premises. I know I couldn't do that though!!
The charities should work together to get them neutered as it is a money saver in the long run. The first vets I worked at used to do mass neutering on behalf of a small animal charity, So groups as big as CPL and esp the RSPCA should be able fund it.
The harsh reality is if you want them to move on you stop feeding them and stop them getting access to shelter on your premises. I know I couldn't do that though!!
Davel said:
I suspect that they wouldn't move away if we stopped feeding them.
Oh they will.Assuming staff members are out of puberty you could try setting up ultrasonic scarers (damn how do you spell multiple things that scare...I've tried that about 10 ways and none look good), pointed at the entrances the cats are using (block up an unofficial doors).
That and issue everybody with water pistols.
It'd speed up the process of them deciding on somewhere nicer to live.
Well the latest twist was the client ariving on site to look at their raw material stockpile - when up walks one of the little buggers and poohs in it.
They now have to go or we lose the contract and lay staff off.
RSPCA not interested, CPL don't want ferals as they don't find new homes often and clog up the pens etc.
So looking for someone to have them on a farm, or somewhere to keep the vermin down, or their future seems bleak.
It's really a decision that I've been dreading.
They now have to go or we lose the contract and lay staff off.
RSPCA not interested, CPL don't want ferals as they don't find new homes often and clog up the pens etc.
So looking for someone to have them on a farm, or somewhere to keep the vermin down, or their future seems bleak.
It's really a decision that I've been dreading.
Well then it sounds to me like you have to go the pest control route. Though I have no idea what that costs. But it seems there is a code of practise to check for chips, try to rehome, and only then destroy. If nothing else you can point to the invoice and show your client you are taking the problem very seriously.
Or the employees take them on... (You want your job? Take a feral cat home for Christmas and keep it in a cage/hut in the garden) Not sure that's a flyer really.
Or the employees take them on... (You want your job? Take a feral cat home for Christmas and keep it in a cage/hut in the garden) Not sure that's a flyer really.
Have you tried independent cat charities?
When mum first started looking after the strays at the local dump the RSPCA came out and shot 50+ of them, took the kittens for rehoming and then neuted (sp?) the rest.
For about 40 years after that mum would check and feed them everyday in all weathers.
She noticed that the RSPCA and local vets would not really take that much interest in care and the the CPL were a waste of time.
When mum first started looking after the strays at the local dump the RSPCA came out and shot 50+ of them, took the kittens for rehoming and then neuted (sp?) the rest.
For about 40 years after that mum would check and feed them everyday in all weathers.
She noticed that the RSPCA and local vets would not really take that much interest in care and the the CPL were a waste of time.
Sadly, apart from a very few that have been re-homed, no one wants them.
They are feral and so tend to fill up pens, whilst other cats are found homes much easier.
Also the kittens will be as a result of inbreeding now and so possibly will be affected by that.
The older cats would find it hard to be moved and, according the the various charities, many would die.
So it's not looking good right now.
They are feral and so tend to fill up pens, whilst other cats are found homes much easier.
Also the kittens will be as a result of inbreeding now and so possibly will be affected by that.
The older cats would find it hard to be moved and, according the the various charities, many would die.
So it's not looking good right now.
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