Would you give a former street cat a home?

Question

Would you give a former street cat a home?
I've recently set up a website aimed at getting some kitties that live on the street near my place into homes. It has live streaming video of the kitties needing homes at night, and my kitties in the day. For awhile I was getting a good response, but now it's quietened down, and I need to figure out how to get it happening again! Ideas?? It's for a good cause...I"m paying for the desexing etc.... the site is http://www.kittiesinthehood.com
Thanks

Re the wildlife comment...don't know where you live, but in this city the humans are the wildlife's worst predators. Barely a tree in my neighborhood and you're lucky if you see a bird once a week, and that's thanks to humans, pollution and construction, not feral cats. In my hood, the ferals eat the fish from the fish markets, which has already been killed and thrown away by humans.

Re the myspace page...have one...also called kittiesinthehood

CF...these cats were born on the streets, and of course the vets double check for chips. We don't have tattooing here.

Answer 1

ALL of my kitty's are from the street infront of my house!
I have 2 girls(inside) and 1 girl that is a "foster"(also inside) All except for the foster are fixed/vaccinated. I also care for 2 outside stray/tomcats.

IF I had the money ALL of them would be fixed/vaccinated.
I built a little sheltered bed for Mr.Miaggi, the very next day after not seeing cat 2 Bruiser for months he moved on in to Miaggi's bed! Miaggi is very mild mannered for a tomcat. I never have seen him mark his terrortory. Miaggi is sweet and cuddly.

Bruiser is a slim but muscular cat. He looks like your typical tomcat. Banged up and kinda homely in a cute way. Bruiser LOVES me to pieces. He makes me laugh because he "patrols" the yard front to back. We have a couch on the front porch and now he has begun sleeping on it. He keeps a vigil. When he could not sneak in the back door he moved it to the front.

Miaggi lives next door with only scraggly bushes seperating the 2 cats. Miaggi has always been here. I pick him up to carry him in to eat and sleep in bad weather.

Bruiser keeps trying to get in the house. Poor baby needs a one cat home. He purrs so loudly and drools when he purrs.
He still "kneads" when he is purring and excited. His claws hurt from being sharp and having hudge paws. His fangs are like elephant tusks.LOL. His meow is more like a deep roar that crackles a bit. Like he was in puberty. He is VERY dominant and terrortorial of his space and his owner (being me). I spoil my little Bruisey Bruiser.

My city is a majority of lower income families. Alot of people from other countries too. Everyone here is typical working class or welfare cases. It is a depressed city. With cheap rents and plenty of minimum wage jobs. It could be beautifull. Parts of it are after major renovations.

The city shelter is 70 years old and is being held together by spit and mud. It has very bad accomodations for animals. A very limited staff. Also they will not let volunteers in. Is that the craziest freakin thing you have ever heard?

They say in 10 months they are moving to a "better" place. They will update the animals cages and try new things to get people to adopt and neuter their pets. Hopefully the powers to be will let volunteers in the door. 1 staff member and 40+ animals is irresponsible and inhumane.

This place does not neuter/spay pets while in there. They tell the new owners to do it themselfs. HUH? This city needs a few good vets willing to medically help these animals to make them adoptable. It is all about money and time.

There is a major stray cat problem. I have 5 of them in my yard alone! 3 in-2 out. I live on a street with 50 houses maybe less. Why the stray problem?

Imagine the whole city. People WILL NOT get it in their minds to spay/neuter/vaccinate their pets. We have a low cost neuter/spay/vaccination program. It is only 67$. It can't be beat.
Everything for less than 70$. No tax either.

It pisses me off to see people with cats around here who let them get bred to death and get diseases from ear mites to feline hiv.

They seem to think a cat does not need all that stuff done to it. Even the pregnant ones. They say kittens are born all the time it is "normal" for cats. They survive don't they? I have actually been told this by people.

They take the cat in then when it is not "cute" enough or quiet enough they get booted to the back yard. Often going hungry because the "owner" forgot. Often stuck in the rain,snow,cold weather.

You are a saint my friend! Your kitty's are beatifull btw. God Bless you all. :)

How do you afford ALL of the food and medical issues?
I spend about 15$ a month on kibbles and about 10$ for wet food. They ALL get it 1 time a week. They need the wetness to keep them regular poopy wise.
Litter is near 15$ a month. I change it every 3-4 days. Scoop 2 times a day. Plus their flea collars and flea treatments when needed.

Good Luck! I hope ALL your "foster kids" get adopted into excellent homes!

Answer 2

Let me just tell you I think this is one of the most
awesome,generous and kind things I have seen. I wish there were more people in the world like you. Where I live they have a program where the shelters will spay or neuter the stray cat for free if you bring it in and release it where you found it. I think you should do some advertising. Print up some flyers and leave them around the neighborhood. People will want to go to the site to see the cats. Even if they don't want one, they will probably spread the word about the cool thing you are doing. Contact local animal shelters (go there in person) and tell them about what you are doing and ask if they have any ideas. Or if you can leave some flyers there. Create a myspace page and word will spread fast. (I'll add you!!!) even know I am in the US the more friends the better! email me and keep me posted on how it's going. I am a huge animal lover and donate to shelters and PETA whenever I can. Speaking of donating, you should set up a paypal account and give people the option to donate. That would give you extra money to help out those kitties. Good luck!!

Answer 3

Yes I have, several times
Sorry friend, you have probably saturated your market, even if you have taken the time to make them trust humans again.

And please, do not feed wild cats. I know it seems a good thing to do, but loose cats, especially the wild or feral ones, are our cities' worst predator on natural wildlife. The larger their numbers, the worse the problem in any given area.

Thank you for taking the time & money to neuter them. If everyone did this with pets, we would not have these problems.

Sign me a former wild kitty feeder who watched 2 cats grow to 18 in less than a year & learned a hard lesson

Answer 4

Make sure you are reporting FINDING them and checking for tatoos and microchips (a vet can check for free or your SPCA will check) before you give them new homes.. other wise you could be liable if there is an owner looking for their lost cat and you didnt report finding them and holding them for the required amout of time (usualy 2 days)
I didnt go to your site because I already have full house of cats (spayed and neutered of course) but suggest you also name the COUNTRY you are in

Austria? Argentina? Australia?

Answer 5

I would absolutely take in a stray !
I have 5 cats and 4 of them were strays. I am always bringing home someone new, of course my parents would probably kill me if I took another one home !

Good Luck with your website !

Answer 6

Have you called your local tv or raido stations? Tell them what you do... what about an placing artical in the local or near by papers in the pet scetion?
Craigs list (don't know if they do pets)

Best of Luck finding them homes!! Keep Up the good work you do!!

Answer 7

That's so sweet what you are doing. You should let your local newspaper and radio know about it. I'd love to adopt one, but I already have a very territorial male that is aggressive with other cats. But, I will forward your link to my cat loving friends.

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

yes it would be a good thing to do and maybe you will like it

Answer 10

well... if you were asking me i would first take it to the vet and check it and make sure it is ok. please keep it. they are adorable