I have mixed feelings about feral and stray cats. For years, my coworkers and I, along with neighboring residents, maintained a colony of strays/feral cats. All in our colony were fixed and we had huts for them, and a steady food supply, but not over kill which would attract rodents. When one would get ill or old, we would take them to BARCS, hoping they would be put down. But BARCS was reluctant to do so, unless the animal was in very bad condition. Nor was BARCS helpful when most of us, who were care taking were leaving the area. When new cats would appear, about 50% were adopted by the extant population, which only added more problems.

The anti euthanasia community has scared all orphan pet organizations from putting down animals. But they have not been equally persistent in securing more funding for enlarged facilities nor banning people for not being required to dispose of their pet in a manner which is safe and humane. Simply abandoning pets is not a responsible solution.