14 September, 2014

Dear Sir,

Okay, no cats are exploding but their numbers certainly are. Ten years ago we would see an occasional feral cat.

Today there are dozens that are a black/white mix and most have two pointed ears. They used to be thin and rangy but are now all a picture of health.

Why do we have so many feral cats? The BFAB’s feeding station at the old Hamiltonian Hotel site. They are being fed but based upon my experience there are no recent signs of capture and spaying and neutering. While the BFAB volunteer feeders are greeted with hungry cats that no doubt show their appreciation, it is the neighbours that have to deal with stench of unburied faeces and urine sprays, cat fights and the decimation of our birds and lizards.

I know that other areas are similarly plagued with feral cats around feeding stations. We never asked for a feeding station to be put in our neighbourhood or to be inundated with dozens of feral cats who are not welcome. Yesterday I had to scoop five piles of unburied faeces from my lawns and four from my flower beds and I’m getting heartily sick and tired of feral cats.

We want the feeding stations moved to the garden of BFAB volunteers so they can experience what we suffer from.

If you want them, you take and look after them. If you don’t want them; then capture, see if they can be adopted and then neuter or spay. If nobody wants them then humanly euthanise and give our gardens and natural wildlife a chance to recover.

Campaign for feral cat removal