What is a feral cat?
Feral cats are descended from domestic cats but are born and live without human contact. They are not to be confused with wild cats, who are descendants of wild species.
It's easy to mistake a feral cat for a stray cat. Feral cats are the undomesticated offspring of lost or abandoned pet cats or other feral cats. They may never adapt to living as pets in close contact with people, but they still need our help. See how to tell the difference below.
The average life span of a feral cat that survives beyond kittenhood is about two to five years, and their lives aren't easy without human guardians.
Catlink provides a Trap-Neuter-Return program, to help improve the health and quality of life for feral cats and prevent more from being born into such difficult circumstances.
If you are aware of feral cats in your neighborhood, please contact Catlink to find out how you can assist us in helping these cats.
If you see a cat with a bit of its ear clipped off -- called an "ear tip," like Oscar's in the photo above -- this means the cat has already been spayed/neutered as part of a trap-neuter-return program.
Below are guidelines on how to tell the difference between a stray and a feral cat from Alley Cat Allies Alley Cat Action Summer 2010 newsletter. Please bear in mind that a scared stray may behave like a feral and these are only guidelines.
It's easy to mistake a feral cat for a stray cat. Feral cats are the undomesticated offspring of lost or abandoned pet cats or other feral cats. They may never adapt to living as pets in close contact with people, but they still need our help. See how to tell the difference below.
The average life span of a feral cat that survives beyond kittenhood is about two to five years, and their lives aren't easy without human guardians.
Catlink provides a Trap-Neuter-Return program, to help improve the health and quality of life for feral cats and prevent more from being born into such difficult circumstances.
If you are aware of feral cats in your neighborhood, please contact Catlink to find out how you can assist us in helping these cats.
If you see a cat with a bit of its ear clipped off -- called an "ear tip," like Oscar's in the photo above -- this means the cat has already been spayed/neutered as part of a trap-neuter-return program.
Below are guidelines on how to tell the difference between a stray and a feral cat from Alley Cat Allies Alley Cat Action Summer 2010 newsletter. Please bear in mind that a scared stray may behave like a feral and these are only guidelines.
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