Pon o wrote:
"Trap, neuter, and release is one
"solution". At least, a partial solution.
You can help either by donating money
to organizations who do this, or catch
your own feral cat, have him/her
neutered, and release him back where
you caught him. (when we do this, we
usually end up owning another cat)."
Ok, thanks! That's what one local cat org. is doing. But they rely on
private donations since there is no legislation/no funding, concerning
domestic cats, feral or not, in the state of NY (& other states as
well).

For all their good intentions, this expensive neuter/release program
is a drop in the bucket. Donations are scarce; cats' lifespans are
short because of disease, traffic, starvation. frigid winters, & this
summer--drought! It's heartbreaking to see what these animals go
through.

So I guess there is no good & lasting solution?

Do you expect this to be a growing problem in the future? I don't
remember feral cats being a problem until a few yrs. ago.
Thanks,
- Pon

Well, like our human population the cats population grows too. I find it
more rewarding to take in my own stray cat, feed him and house him for the
Winter, and then get him neutered as soon as I can. There may be many in the
neighborhood, but usually only one shows up at my door every year or so, and
my wife and I casn handle this. We even liik forward to them showing us for
food every few days. One thing is for sure, The government isn't interested.
Feral cats don't vote....:^) They would rather take your tax dollars and
give them to some terrorist country in the Mideast who hates our guts.....