Comments on: Feral Cats http://blog.ridpest.com.au/2007/feral-cats-in-australia/ pest control articles, pest information, bugs, insects, consumer advice Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:10:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: James - Rid Pest Control http://blog.ridpest.com.au/2007/feral-cats-in-australia/#comment-620 James - Rid Pest Control Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:22:24 +0000 http://blog.ridpest.com.au/2007/feral-cats-in-australia/#comment-620 Alpha, I would strongly recommend that you do not release them in the country. Sometimes housetrained cats will seek out humans once again, but not all. The "all" component will turn feral, and live off native animals and birds. It might cost a few dollars however most vets will put them down humanely. As I understand it, the RSPCA (in my area at least) has an arrangement with local vets to put down true ferals at no cost. My experience has been that the vets dont like doing it because true ferals are nasty, nasty creatures that can cause a lot of damage to human skin. They could rip a hand to pieces, and vets become very nervous lol. James Alpha, I would strongly recommend that you do not release them in the country. Sometimes housetrained cats will seek out humans once again, but not all. The “all” component will turn feral, and live off native animals and birds. It might cost a few dollars however most vets will put them down humanely. As I understand it, the RSPCA (in my area at least) has an arrangement with local vets to put down true ferals at no cost.
My experience has been that the vets dont like doing it because true ferals are nasty, nasty creatures that can cause a lot of damage to human skin. They could rip a hand to pieces, and vets become very nervous lol.
James

]]> By: Alpha Ecological http://blog.ridpest.com.au/2007/feral-cats-in-australia/#comment-618 Alpha Ecological Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:01:19 +0000 http://blog.ridpest.com.au/2007/feral-cats-in-australia/#comment-618 Thanks for the information on dealing with feral cats...I've personally tried the sprays and they didn't work well at all. The only solution was to trap and release them to the county or to a shelter that deals with feral cats. Thanks for the information on dealing with feral cats…I’ve personally tried the sprays and they didn’t work well at all. The only solution was to trap and release them to the county or to a shelter that deals with feral cats.

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