Posted on 11/20/2020 12:33:48 PM PST by nickcarraway
In my experience only the young kitens can be reasonably made non dangerous. They are so cute and fierce. The full grown are dangerous scary, nonretrievable. Ever.
My mother usually has them neutered, clips an ear, and returns them to the wild.
Anyone who thinks a mere feral house cat aint dangerous never tried to handle one. Even the kittens are more scary than a wasp. I took 7 sutures and a severed vein on the arm trying to put one into a carrier. I would just shoot them, but mom made me understand that neutering and re-release is a better method of diminishing their numbers than extermination attempts.
It’s also what happens when humans don’t fear wild animals.
For a second there I thought it was a Portland, Or protest story.
Friends of yours or are you just surmizin'?
Just askin.......
I helped my son with his 4th grade report on hyenas, about 20 years ago. We both learned a lot about those nasty and dangerous animals from the research.
You’re welcome. I may be a relative noob but I lurked for years and know da rulez.
Park rangers are currently hunting for the animals in a bid to “eliminate” them...
“Bad things are happening”
The same pack of hyenas is believed to have been responsible for a recent series of attacks
“We think we know who is doing it”
Locals have been urged to be vigilant, avoid moving around at night and keep all doors and windows closed until the animals are captured.
“Keep your heads down until we contain the problem”
We are on the ground trying to track down the problem animals with a view to eliminating them. If we had enough resources we would have trans-located them...
“Send us more $$ or you won’t be kept safe”
The problem, he added, is largely caused by overpopulation of animals. This has been compounded by the destruction of their habitats by climate change, while the Covid-19 pandemic has made matters worse...
“There are a lot more of them than we thought... they are more aggressive and not behaving or being contained the way we thought they would be”...
“Bad things are happening”The same pack of Democrats, antifa, and BLM is believed to have been responsible for a recent series of attacks
“We think we know who is doing it”
Locals have been urged to be vigilant, avoid moving around at night and keep all doors and windows closed until the animals are captured.
“Keep your heads down until we contain the problem”
We are on the ground trying to track down the problem animals with a view to eliminating them. If we had enough resources we would have trans-located them...
“Send us more $$ or you won’t be kept safe”
The problem, he added, is largely caused by overpopulation of Democrats, antifa, and BLM. This has been compounded by the destruction of their habitats by climate change, while the Covid-19 pandemic has made matters worse...
“There are a lot more of them than we thought... they are more aggressive and not behaving or being contained the way we thought they would be”...
“ I would just shoot them, but mom made me understand that neutering and re-release is a better method of diminishing their numbers than extermination attempts.”
I’d shoot. Problem solved instantly.Why waste time and money neutering them and clipping ears.
BTW, same treatment for feral attorneys!
When I lived in the high desert I always had to deal with feral cats, they are mean bastards.
People would just dump their unwanted kitty up there and tell themselves “it will be OK, cats can hunt and live like that”.
They are right; the ones that survive and breed tend towards the larger and meaner side, a 25 to 40 pound feral cat is nothing to mess with without a 12 gauge shotgun and 00 ought shot.
Did he vote? After his demise?
Oh wow!.....those are amazing photographs!
So don’t invade their space.
;D
By neutering them and releasing them they occupy areas that would otherwise be taken by viable breeders.
They clip the ears so they can identify and release the already neutered ones they trap.
Usually you can keep the kittens and get them reasonably domesticated. The hardest part is getting the kittens without losing a finger.
My mother has been at this for 30 years. I probably helped civilized about a hundred feral kittens. It is actually fun, to me.
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