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Questions & Articles with Keyword ‘feral cats’


Cat Adoption
7 / 4 / 2009

we need a cat rescue system in arkansas. my town is clarksville. the feral cats are beautiful and humgry. we cannot feed all. i have four rescued cats and they are great. but help is needed here. do you have knowledge of rescue work close to ft smith or little rock? we are in [...]

3 Answers  |  Asked By: bwilson   1


Cat Tales
2 / 23 / 2009

A feral cat is an unowned and untamed cat separated from domestication. Feral cats are born in the wild and may take a long time to socialise, or may be abandoned or lost pets that have become wild. They should not be confused with the wildcat which are not descended from domestic cats. A stray [...]

2 Answers  |  Asked By: Marquis   107

9 / 15 / 2008

Feral kittens, lurking on the street, hungry, fleeing human contact. To adopt such a ragged, half-wild cat would surely be madness. Yet many people are doing just that, to deal with feline overpopulation in cities. This was why I adopted my own feral kittens, Peaches (pictured left) and Pan (below, left), seven years ago. Urban centers [...]

17 Comments  |  By: Phyl Good  |  9 / 15 / 2008
3 / 31 / 2008

As a cat fancier, you love your pet, but did you know that cats have been worshiped throughout many parts of the world? In fact, in some countries, cats still hold an important position in society, venerated in ancient texts and teachings. Even the Babylonian Talmud speaks of the admirable traits ascribed to cats and [...]

2 Comments  |  By: Holle Abee  |  3 / 31 / 2008
3 / 31 / 2008

There are two main kinds of outdoor cat houses; houses for feral cats and houses for pet cats. What kind of outdoor cat house you get will, obviously, depend on what you’re trying to accomplish with it. The first kind of cat houses is utilitarian in nature, while the second type is more of a [...]

2 Comments  |  3 / 31 / 2008
3 / 30 / 2008

Dog houses are common enough, but what about a cat house? Interestingly, many devoted cat fanciers are putting up insulated cat houses and their numbers are growing every year. The catch is, these insulated cat houses aren’t intended for pampered indoor pets. Even if you do let your cat out, you know that it probably [...]

2 Comments  |  3 / 30 / 2008
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