Originally Posted by mulligan (Post 1090441)

We have owls, hawks, kestrels, eagles, foxes, coyotes, and bobcats in abundance to control the rat population.

Originally Posted by zonerboy (Post 1090508)

If feral cats stuck to a diet if rodents, that would be fine. But they also eat a good number of birds. I say get rid of them!

Originally Posted by lamplighter (Post 1090531)

Neighbor had rats in his attic and then some feral cats were seen...no more rats in our neighborhood. I vote for a catch, fix and release program. Near our stores would be a good idea. What is good enough for Disney World is good enough for me.

Originally Posted by lamplighter (Post 1090531)

Neighbor had rats in his attic and then some feral cats were seen...no more rats in our neighborhood. I vote for a catch, fix and release program. Near our stores would be a good idea. What is good enough for Disney World is good enough for me.

Originally Posted by Jima64 (Post 1090673)

Sorry but I have never seen a cat with a large rat in it's grip. These things are huge. Talked to a lot of pest control people and they seemed to agree that rats were just too big.

Originally Posted by Jima64 (Post 1090673)

Sorry but I have never seen a cat with a large rat in it's grip. These things are huge. Talked to a lot of pest control people and they seemed to agree that rats were just too big.

Originally Posted by Uptown Girl (Post 1090854)

Food stations to entice and trap them for neutering is one thing.
Some folks make it sound like they intend food stations to be a permanent feature for feral cats. Is that what is intended?

If so,
I'd like an honest answer as to where these food stations will be.

Will homeowners/caregivers maintain them on their own property?

Will they instead sneak out to common areas and maintain food stations there?

AND.... how do you protect the food from being eaten by critters other than feral cats... or is that okay?
One poster said she'd been feeding feral in The Villages for the last two years.... no trapping, no neutering during that time.

The same poster has reported the cats have now been trapped and neutered.
My question is, are they still being fed at a feeding station?
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I would also like to add one more question to the above. When the cats are trapped and taken to be fixed, are they also vaccinated against all the pet diseases which we as petowners do for our pets, including the city required rabbis? My neighbors love to brag about their feral cats they feed and let roam, but when I ask them about vaccinations, "oh they aren't mine".


Also- is Winn-Dixie okay with food being left in the open, on their property, for animals?
I imagine the the health department may not dig that- or their landlord either, for that matter.

I have read that Disneyland (California) monitors and makes use of their feral cats to keep rodents down.

I have not read that about DisneyWorld.

Originally Posted by Jima64 (Post 1090912)

I hope people realize when you feed feral cats and any food is left out the rats also feed on it. Raccoons also like to feed on the litters of newborn kittens.