Wild Cats- anyone like them?

[GrammarGrl712]

Hi Everyone!
I love wild cats! Does anyone else?

Sister in Christ,
Amy

 

[njcl]

what do you mean wild cats??.............natural born wild or moggies gone wild???

 

[keeptrying]

Hi Everyone!
I love wild cats! Does anyone else?

Sister in Christ,
Amy

Yes, I love wild cats, they are also called feral cats. I was involved in the feral cat trap, spay/neuter and release program in my area for many years. These cats are a direct result of people not spaying and neutering their pets so it is our responsibility as a society to take care of them and the answer is not euthanasia. They are a very misunderstood part of the animal kingdom.

BTW A true feral cat has not had contact with people and is truly wild. There are other cats who have been with people and have reverted back to the wild because of being abandoned or lost. These cats can be domesticated again. Many people believe that because a feral cat is a desendant of tame cats that they also can be tamed this is not true. There has been some degree of success with kittens but if they do not bond with a human within weeks of birth they are very difficult to tame just as any wild animal. I have had feral cats become use to me being around and would let me pet them briefly on their terms but I took care of them since they were kittens. I never "tamed them".

I will get off my soapbox now, thank you Amy for posting this.

 

[tigeroz84]

I love tigers if you consider them as 'cats', but yeah they're grouped as big cats living in the wild Tigers are so beautiful one day i wanna go and see them in the wild

 

[country woman]

I love tigers these beautiful cats are getting fewer in the wild so protect the ones we have left.

 

[Redneck Crow]

Unfortunately, my neighborhood is overrun with feral cats. I just got my live trap, and I'm going to be trapping them and taking them to the shelter. They have killed off much of the local small wildlife in the area--they just took down the last of the baby squirrels that were born in my front yard tree today. They are incredibly destructive and I'll be quite glad to see them go. No more cats in the garbage, no more yowling and squalling when I try to sleep, no more cat mess in my flower beds. Hopefully, the birds will be able to nest now. Maybe I'll be able to sleep with my windows open again.

These problems all started out from people letting their cats overbreed. It amazes me that people don't have their cats fixed and don't keep them indoors when they live in town. They get put down my the thousands at the pounds.

 

[skatepixie]

If you mean ferals...I feel just awful for them.


If you mean lions and tigers...I think they are very cool and I want one. I know I could never give it what it needs...so I cant have one, but I still think it would be very cool.

If you mean wild/domestic crosses, like bengals or savannahs or pixie-bobs, I love those too and we have a cat who is part bengal.

 

[mycatspice]

I love wild cats as well as domestic.

 

[MsNiteLite]

There is a feral cat that hangs out in my back yard..I don't bother it because they say that they keep the snakes away. I don't feed it , so I really don't know why it keeps showing up.

 

[*Lu*]

aww i love wild cats, they're so gorgeous. atm im liking leopards

 

[midnightbirdgirl]

Not fond of feral cats, as they get into my yard and make a MESS!! I am not upset with the animals however, but the people who caused this mess in the first place.
MBG

 

[keeptrying]

Not fond of feral cats, as they get into my yard and make a MESS!! I am not upset with the animals however, but the people who caused this mess in the first place.
MBG

Welcome midnightbirdgirl! Just a suggestion, there might be a feral cat spay and neuter program in your area. They might capture the cats have them spayed or neutered then if possible release them into a managed colony. It depends on where you live but I would start with just calling the local animal shelters and asking them. The cats would be happier and so would you plus no more unwanted homeless kittens. It's worth a try. I am glad you are one of the enlightened people and put the blame where it belongs on us humans! God Bless

 

[midnightbirdgirl]

Welcome midnightbirdgirl! Just a suggestion, there might be a feral cat spay and neuter program in your area. They might capture the cats have them spayed or neutered then if possible release them into a managed colony. It depends on where you live but I would start with just calling the local animal shelters and asking them. The cats would be happier and so would you plus no more unwanted homeless kittens. It's worth a try. I am glad you are one of the enlightened people and put the blame where it belongs on us humans! God Bless

Nope, been there done that. Sadly, no program like that here. Animal control will only rent you the traps so they can euthanasize them. So, right now I just leave them alone.
MBG

 

[ever_after]

white tigers are my favorite

 

[Niels]

I'd love to have a pet Canadian Lynx . However, I doubt my landlord (or the local authorities) would let me keep it .

 

[cristalblaze]

Feral cats really do need to be taken of some way, and yes, the ex-owners are the ones to blame... it just isn't the cats' fault... one lady down here goes down to feed them, but that isn't the answer either. . . they need to be fixed! and fed...

Well, large wild cats, Jaguars, Tigers, Lions, and those kind are awesome, but at a distance, of course ... I love the white tigers, and such.

 

[flyingangels]

i love wild cats. they are just really really cool. my favorite wild cat would be the clouded leopard.

 

[Diane_Windsor]

Amy

I like Tigers, Lions, etc. if that is what you mean by "wild".

I don't care for feral cats-I think feral animals should be euthanized for the protection of soceity.

Diane

 

[RHJ]

Lions, tigers, panthers, etc... I love wild cats, they're great. We don't have many feral cats around here that I know of, and the ones we DO have keep the rodent population down.

 

[soblessed53]

Feral cats turn people into cat haters! They tear open trash bags,and I had a neighbor who was an avid gardener and she had beautiful flowers,a beautiful yard and could not even enjoy sitting out on her porch because of the putrid smell from all the feral cats that used her flower beds as their litterbox! Plus we all despise being woken by their caterwauling when mating! They are nothing but pests! I wish there was someway to fine every dog & cat owner who does not have their pets altered,and breeders strictly regulated.

Now the true wild cats are awesome!