If cats escape these perils, they may still fall prey to an agonizing death at the hands of cruel people. Contagious diseases such as rhinotracheitis, feline AIDS, and rabies are common in “outdoor cats,” who also sustain puncture wounds, broken bones, brain damage, or loss of an eye or limb after they are attacked by other animals or hit by cars.ĭuring winter months, automobile engine fans slice through cats who seek shelter from the cold under car hoods. Or imagine if, upon seeing an obvious symptom, you could not catch your cat to provide treatment. Imagine if your cat were outdoors and you did not know that he or she was in trouble. Cats get heart disease, leukemia, bladder problems, ear infections, and more. If you have a cat at home, you know that veterinary care is a necessity. Horrific fates await most homeless cats-they do not die of old age. Having witnessed the painful deaths of countless feral cats, we cannot in good conscience advocate trapping, altering, and releasing as a humane way to deal with overpopulation and homelessness. Many are in “managed” colonies, which usually means that they are fed. We have seen firsthand and have received countless reports that cats suffer and die gruesome deaths because they are abandoned to fend for themselves outdoors. PETA’s experiences with trap-alter-and-release programs and “managed” feral cat colonies have led us to believe that these programs are not usually in cats’ best interests.
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