Neutering male cats has virtually no effect on the feral cat population. It’s something that sane people do because it cuts down on violent catfights, and late-night-yowling, and makes it safe to let the cats in the house by eliminating the horrid scent in unfixed male cat pee. But the population is driven by the unspayed females. If there’s one unneutered male in several square miles, then every single unspayed female will be pregnant virtually all the time except when she still nursing young kittens. Cost-effective population control among ferals and free-roaming owned cats needs to focus on getting every single female spayed.
I agree with your post... However, chemical sterilization via food can be tailored to cover both males and females... But for some reason those in power won’t do it....
I guess because someone’s pedigree animal might eat it or ? ... But it would work.
In Texas there has been a big surge in coyote hunting - I haven’t seen a pack of coyotes on my land in almost two years (used to be nightly in summer). but the feral cat population has increased...
Although it is not really a pleasant thought, I prefer natural methods of population control... predator/prey.
But alas the coyote population was getting out of control too... Chemical sterilization also works for coyotes. But it is not done - likely because of the same reason cited above.