Sometimes feral cats are also referred to as free - roaming cats or community cats, though those terms are a bit broader, including
tame cats who have become stray, cats who are «owned» but are allowed to roam, and others who spend time outdoors but are not truly feral.
Tame cats who were freaked out by the shelter environment and did not present themselves well for adoption were also killed.
All funds go toward the efforts of TNR including paying for spay / neuters, vaccines, medical care for injured / sick free roaming cats, and the costs of fostering the kittens and
tame cats who are removed from the sites.
Not exact matches
For any
tame, owned
cats or rescued
cats or kittens
who are not getting eartipped, we do offer spay / neuter services at reduced rates.
And even if a feral
cat does «
tame up,» he bonds only to the caregiver
who brought him in — almost never to other humans or homes.
Alley
Cat Allies knows of committed caregivers
who invest all available resources to provide indoor homes for the feral
cats they manage in an attempt to
tame them.
You've probably heard stories about a feral
cat who was brought indoors and eventually «
tamed.»
The
cats in a colony share a common food source and territory and may include not only ferals, but also strays - former pet
cats who were recently lost or abandoned and are still
tame.
That's fine for the
cats who have
tamed down, but I know of at least one feral
who's used to eating here and
who's too wild to allow us to see him (except as an occasional blur rushing out of one of the feeding stations.
You should be aware that
cats who can not be
tamed or adopted may face euthanasia at a shelter.
We have also found that a
tame or semi-socialized
cat is a great mentor for feral kitten
who are too old to be socialized.
This population is made up of of strays,
who are lost or abandoned
tame pet
cats (some of whom have regressed to a not - so -
tame state), and ferals, the essentially wild (that is, not socialized to humans) offspring and descendants of non-neutered strays and pets
who were allowed to roam.
People
who are against
taming feral
cats believe that these are wild animals that have adapted to outdoor life and can be cared for without being
tamed.
Most people
who suggest
taming feral
cats are concerned for the felines they see outside and want them to have good homes where they don't need to struggle for food or shelter.
People
who try to
tame feral
cats are concerned for their well - being, but there are other, more effective ways to care for the feral
cat population.
People
who see a skittish
cat darting under a deck automatically assume that the
cat is «feral,» when in fact the
cat could be a
tame housecat born with a fearful temperament and has been shy since it was a kitten.
They went to one half of an enclosure that sits outside of a barn, the other half has three
cats who came as singles and needed a spot (one from Mary, from a site where he was threatened with poison; one from Chris, from the big site where the bonded group was being trapped [young female likely dumped, but is not
tame]; and one from Cheri, trapped alongside the freeway, with no good place to return [he is not
tame, but not really feral]-RRB-.
Regina
Cat Rescue (RCR) is fortunate to have many dedicated volunteers
who care for our rescued
cats and kittens - from the
tame kitties placed into foster care to the community
cats who are happiest living on the streets with the support of our Community
Cat Team.
Stray
cats who have been homeless for a long time often revert to feral behavior, but can sometimes be
tamed again if the duration of homelessness has not been terribly long or difficult.
The idea of kids
who turn into squids spraying ink at each other with super-charged super-soakers is relatively
tame compared to the octopus DJ boss, or other characters like the flag - toting fat
cat orchestrating matches and the furry shrimp
who sells shoes.
One of the first creatures you recruit is Saber (named Borongo in Japanese), a young sabretooth
cat,
who later rejoins the hero when they are both fully grown... after you
tame him, anyway.