PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 3, 2023
Roaming cats kill birds; cats can be acclimated to indoor living; outdoor enclosures are a good option for letting a cat outside; cats should be neutered and vaccinated. The first step is not more legislation, but to educate the cat-owning public – unneutered pet cats keep the feral population growing. Many trapped feral cats are adopted into good homes and become cherished pets. Those who cannot be socialized are neutered, vaccinated and, for the most part, are found homes on farms or in businesses in need of rodent control. Feral cats make a huge dent in the vermin population in places where they are released, and there are frequent requests for these working felines. ~ Sylvia Sullivan and Abel Bates, Raymond