Is it wrong of me, to want to feed a stray mother cat and her four kittens across the street.?

Question

My friend and I found these cats across the street the other day, my heart broke when we drove away, its f#cking disgusting that people cant just try and give them away.

Answer 1

it is not wrong of you at all. in fact it show that you are a caring person. i think it's great to know that there are people like you out there that actually care about animals.

Answer 2

Nope, I wouldn't say it is wrong of you to feed these cats and kittens however you have to keep doing so, every time, the same time of the day so they'll learn the pattern, and come around! I would try and use a have a heart trap and see if you can at least catch the mother kitten after these babies are weaned(or are they already?)and get this mother fixed so no more kittens!!!! I would say if you can catch them all and go to a rescue group for cats/kittens, then they can help. If you can find the kittens and work with them now or have them worked with, they'll be easily adopted then. Good luck! I think you are doing a good thing and yeah they're are a lot of people out there who don't care about animals as others do but don't get caught up in that, just do the right thing for the animals now!

Answer 3

By all means keep feeding them! Call a rescue center or a no kill shelter and see what advice they can give you. Depending on how long ago they were dumped, if they were, the mother cat is probably still fairly tame (if she ever was), but the babies are not used to human contact, so they are what is called feral. In St Louis, we have several groups that will go out and catch cats and their kittens. Unfortunately, there are never enough volunteers or groups to catch them all. If you have one of those groups where you live, get on the phone and call them. And, you might consider volunteering. Sounds like you love animals and hate to see them in such sad conditions. By the way, I had a female cat that I waited to have spayed too long. One day as I was leaving for work, she took off out the door and I couldn't catch her. I looked and looked and looked and asked everyone if they had seen her. No one had. We were really upset and worried all the time about her. Finally, she came home, dragging 5 hissing and spitting kittens behind her! Not everyone dumps their animals. Some are just faster than their owners!

Answer 4

I Hope Not Cause I Been Feeding A Dozen Across My Street To Keep Them Off Property With DAWGS

Answer 5

Of course it's not wrong of you. I hope you do. Good luck finding homes for the kittens, if not look into PAWS or another organization for resue animals in your area that can help you. The mama kitty is a different story. Once you start feeding her...she'll stick around. Are you prepared for that? It's very hard to find a home for the mama cat, but sometimes those strays are the most loveable pets. We have one...she's the best!! Good luck.

Answer 6

It is a shame. It's not wrong of you to feel sorry for the animals and want to help, but the best thing you can do is call animal control to have them picked up. Or you can adopt them, if you are able to. Feeding them will not help. As far as the law goes, you feeding them, means you are claiming them as your own. If they get rabies and/or attack someone, you risk dealing with the consequences. Also, they are still stray even if you feed them, so they may get hit by cars, get in fights, or become prey for another animal. The best thing for them would be to be picked up, receive vet services, be spayed/neutered, and have the chance to be adopted out to people that will actually care for the animals.

Answer 7

No, it is not wrong to feel sympathy for them and feed them. Unless you are going to take them in, I would take them to a local animal shelter...or try to find them a home on your own.

We've brought in two strays. They're both very sweet. The one was ran over, but delivered three beautiful kittens a few months before she died. We feed any other cats that we see wandering around our house, then eventually take them to the SPCA..It costs a lot to take care of an animal--vet fees. We can only clean them up, feed them, and hope that the animal shelter can help from there.

Plus, we have two dogs.

What can I say..we're animal lovers.

Answer 8

You are definitely right and a great animal lover to feed these cats. I can't understand why people don't take care of them, even have them spayed or neutered to help the problem. I think those people are real jerks! You can also call your local humane society and ask if they are using the TNR method. That stands for Trap/Neuter/Return. It's all done with great care. You call the organization, tell them about cats living outside with no owners.
They come out and gently bring the cats back to their facility. They then neuter them, let them heal, and bring them back to where they were before. The world of animals is so sad. God bless them, and you for taking care of them!

Answer 9

I've been feeding the cat that was left by my neighbor for over 9 years now. Frederick S. Kitty aka Skitty now has her, yes that's right her friends over all the time now.

I leave one of those big gravity feeders with round pellet cat food and no one goes hungry, or thirsty for that matter. I also have a gravity water feeder also.

I only have to fill them up once or twice a week. The water way more than the food.

Answer 10

I would help them, but be careful when you do, because Ive been feeding a stray outside my townhouse for about six months and someone called animal control and when they came to take her/him away, they said I will be getting a bill for the costs of taking care and euthanizing the animal if not adopted since I fed it for more than ten days, which I think is bull$hit...I think the person who dumped the cat outside should have to pay (my complex knows who it is...) anyways, to avoid any unknown fines, you might want to check with your local shelter or animal control. (it sucks having a good heart, so good luck...)

Answer 11

It sounds bad, but we can't really see the situation from here. Could you describe it more please? Are there actually owners? Do they abuse or neglect their pets? How old are the kittens? They should not be moved or touched until they are a certain age? (I don't know what that is) Did the mother cat have her litter outside? Maybe that is why the owners are not moving her yet. Perhaps you could put some food (appropriate for nursing mother cats) over there, but not too near to the cats. (You might scare them.)