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I do agree with you on some level. When I was feeding my little group of strays-ferals, there were several who showed up that were so sick or injured, trapping was very easy but unfortunately the most humane thing was euthenasia. Its not a good life for a cat on his own and you don’t see too many old strays. Just in the two years I was feeding my group, 2 of them simply vanished—sick, injured, I’ll never know. TNR programs seem fine as long as there is some sort of plan to feed every day, provide shelter, provide regular med care, etc. Too often it seems to me that some programs are a little haphazard in maintaining these commitments and while the cats may have a short burst of good food, etc., they ultimately are left to their own devices. To me, if you’re going to start giving an animal the care it deserves, well it’s a commitment you can’t walk away from. I sort of fell into my little group & let me tell you it was no easy feat. I ended up keeping two of them myself (who would take them???) & lucked out on homes for another two. But it took 2 years of twice a day feedings, coverage when I was away, vet bills, and on and on. I was lucky to have good friends, that the kitties were in a relatively safe & convenient place.. The group that neutered them when I trapped them insisted on returning them to the site saying they were ‘feral’. Well, my feral Big Boy is lying sprawled out on my bed right now impatiently waiting to curl up against me when I go to sleep.
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I'm not saying all ferals should be trapped and killed. I had a feral cat for years (in the house), and I have 2 feral dogs I trapped (that are still feral) right now.
I'm just saying, in my opinion there are some things worse than death. And I've seen animals in horrible shape that were in my opinion, better off to be euthanized than suffer. If a feral is in a dangerous place I think it would rather be euthanized than eaten by dogs or hit by a car if it had a choice....
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