I remember reading that! The medical community in Round Rock came out and said not to kill the feral cats because the rats carried diseases!
Sure enough, Austin did not kill their population and our city is all but rat and snake-free.
When I first moved here and saw the business owners feeding the cats (I was charmed to see Siamese cats in the wild), I asked them about it and they told me the story.
I am a firm believer in feral cats but the kittens just deserve a better life! Every cat can produce something like 50 kittens in their short lives. I would rather have them fixed so they can get back to rat hunting. *grins*
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Sure enough, Austin did not kill their population and our city is all but rat and snake-free.
When I first moved here and saw the business owners feeding the cats (I was charmed to see Siamese cats in the wild), I asked them about it and they told me the story.
I am a firm believer in feral cats but the kittens just deserve a better life! Every cat can produce something like 50 kittens in their short lives. I would rather have them fixed so they can get back to rat hunting. *grins*