They’ve both had kittens taken away. And I suspect there was some kitten swapping taking place. The kitten Barkley killed was bigger than the rest of that litter, seemed the size of Wicket’s litter.
Well, good luck with catching them.
News story around here are about the pest-control operator who avoided jail time for gassing three feral cats. A local TV station hired him to deal with the cats. He was fined $250 each and sentenced to 12 months in prison for each cat. He’s managed to avoid the jail time, but has to pay the fines.
Law says that “companion” animals must be euthanized by a vet. Thing is, feral cats aren’t really “companion” animals.
And, had they gone to the SPCA and not been adopted, they would have been released, not euthanized.