What are other cat lovers opinions on this on-going matter where I reside, in a cats-allowed apartment home?

Question

Dear Resident,

As most of you are aware our community seems to have an overwhelming number of stray cats. Due to numerous complaints from residents, we have enlisted the expertise of Critter Ridder to assist us with removing the strays from the premises. Please be aware that tampering, damaging, or defacing these traps/cages in anyway can result in formal criminal charges as it is illegal to tamper with these devices. Critter Ridder has indicated to us that they fully intend on catching the person responsible for the criminal damaging and pressing charges to the fullest extent of the law.

Should you observe any violation of the above, please report it to the office immediately so the culprits can be reported to Critter Ridder for prosecution. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated in this manner.

BTW....When questioned by me, the management here told me what would become of the strays, that they would be disposed of, I was appalled! DISPOSED OF?

Also, I have already contacted my local SPCA and they said to me that it is perfectly legal what they are doing and it's not a matter they can help me with. I feel so bad for the friendly cats and utterly helpless in this matter....

One last thing....

I released one that me and my daughter became rather attached to about 2 weeks ago. But due to the fact that we aren't allowed to have more than 2 cats in this place, we couldn't take her in. She's only all of maybe 1 year old, she was left here by people that were evicted months ago, that's how she became "a stray" in the first place. She's not the least bit feral, very friendly, doesn't get aggressive or lash out and try hissing at you or scratching at anyone. Very lovable and PREGNANT, poor thing.

So after we snuck her out of the cage we took her to our normal vet, had her checked out....She's indeed about 1 year of age, no ear mites, no worms, no fleas, HIV FREE, Cancer FREE, no infections of any kind present, so she would have been DISPOSED OF for no reason other than wanting attention, food, and a roof over her head. Not all stray cats are diseased and feral.

Answer 1

thank god for people like you...you and i are alike...i have rescued many cats and found loving homes for them ...it makes me so mad when people dont care for their animals and treat them as if they are disposable

Answer 2

What if you get your own trap from the humane society and try and catch some of the strays before they do and take them into the shelter where they might be adopted out. Or at least try and catch the stray that you were taking care of. Exactly what will they do with these cats...euthanize them? I did not even know companies like this existed! Unfortunately this is the result of irresponsible owners not neutering their pets! Now the animals have to suffer for the mistake of uneducated people who should never be pet owners.

Answer 3

That is sad, and I'm not sure I would have chosen your landlord's manner of expressing himself.

But for a while, there was a huge problem with dumped cats and strays where my parents live. And my grandmother has trouble walking as it is. One of the strays was carrying distemper or something similar, and it spread like wildfire. The only thing they could do was trap the strays and take them to the animal shelter. Or otherwise take care of the bodies, in the cases of the ones who died before they could be caught. And these were all beautiful cats too!

My husband and I were able to save a pair of the kittens before the sick stray came, and made sure they had a good home and good care.

Answer 4

While what they are doing is legal, there is another approach that is advocated that makes much better sense for stray (feral) cats. It's Called Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR). It is more humane and it works better because if you just kill the cats, other stray cats in the area simply breed more and you have the problem come back within a short time. Here is information on TNR to share with your management.

Answer 5

I am a cat lover and as much as I dislike the comment of "disposed of", it is the unfortunate end to a solveable problem.
If these cats are feral, they cannot be given to a "good home".
If the original cat owners had spayed or neutered their cats, the cat population would be under control.
If you do not control the population, local birds, bugs and the like, that kill and eat deadlier critters will dissaper, causing a health crisis for humans.
These animal deserve better than scrounging out of garbage cans, eating rotting food, becoming sick and dying a slow, painful death.

Answer 6

This evil witch next door put a trap outside and caught both of my cats, with collars on. We thinkshe took the collars off and gave our cats to the pound. We found them at the pound luckily. They should not be allowed to capture cats with collars on if it isn't already a law. Make sure you have collars onyour cats everybody. The stray cats should absolutley not be "disposed" of. Taken to the pound and adopted to good families, I see no problem. Why are associations and landlord such jerks?

Answer 7

that is really sad and heart breaking,i feed 4 ferals that have been left or dropped off.and my neighbor the so called preacher'ya he has a church'wanted to trap and kill them with a hammer.i trapped 2 and got them on a feral farm'but now there 4 left.they are to smart to get trapped'so i feed them 3times a day..i buy the food with my own money' and love to see them get a full belly.i feel like a crimanal as i have to dick and hide'as the rabid preacher' lives 2 doors down from the abanded house ;where i feed them.. i seen 1 feral that some person had poisoned 'and i buried him last week...these cats are not monsters'there someones pet that they left out l;ike garabage.......i love cats and will help them till my dieng day,,,,,,

Answer 8

I had the same thing happen at my moms complex except someone took things into their own hands and was leaving cat food with rat poison around the units. Luckily my mom and I would go out and pick them up every morning and night! Some people are just heartless jerks. Remember these cats were here before we were!

Answer 9

Unfortunately, stray cats are bad news for cats who have owners. Stray generally are disease spreaders and impregnate those cats that aren't spayed, creating more unwanted cats. Stray cats are best for rodent population, not good for much else. If you've ever had a cat diagnosed with FeLV or FIV, or even had to bring your cat to the vet because one of these strays got into a fight with him, causing bleeding, abscessing and sometimes worse, you might understand why it is important to get rid of these cats.

Sorry, but the rental office is correct on wanting to rid these animals from the premises. Besides, I'm sure it makes for stinky grounds!

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Answer 10

stray cats are definately a nusance.
you know the rules of your building abide by them.
it's a shame that others arn't as loving to the kitties as you are. that is why there are so many of them. but if the truth be told you can not possibly care for all of the strays and the neighbors shouldn't have to tolerate all of those strays around the apartment building.
now you know why many landlords refuse to take in people with pets.

Answer 11

I would find out what "Disposed of" means first. Then I would see if there is some legal way to help the strays. I hope that they aren't hurt.