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Dear Abby Asked by Dear Abby
1/5/2021

Should we feed stray cats?

56%
Yes WINNER

14

44%
No

8

56%
Yes

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hale1730
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hale1730

Can't let it starve. Plus hanging around our barnyard, they will catch rodents that get into the feed.

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Bobby Staley
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Bobby Staley

Imagine that your the cat. We all need a little help sometimes. Cats are pretty resourceful at finding food. I would be more worried about a stray dog trying to find enough food to survive.

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Connie Lowry
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Connie Lowry

They are worth every kindness. Humans who cannot be kind to animals cannot be kind to each other. I feed strays all the time and try to find safe loving places for them to go.

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Stephanie Sarnoff
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Stephanie Sarnoff

Yes, give them a meal, then take them to a shelter. Unless you want a cat....

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Deborah Jennels
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Deborah Jennels

Yes, and I do, they help to keep the rodent population down, and I also feed dogs and humans.

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Megan Floyd
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Megan Floyd

Stray cats are the fault of humans. I feed every cat I come across.

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Deb Nahay
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Deb Nahay

Also spay and neuter them.

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Beverly Duke
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Beverly Duke

I would also try to catch them and have them spay or neutered and then release them again.

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Valerie Lantz
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Valerie Lantz

A feral cat came with our house. We fed it and the kitty is no longer feral. She is now our pet.

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Jessica Murrieta
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Jessica Murrieta

We domesticated them, were responsible for their care. If everyone took care of Their cats and had them fixed then this wouldn't be an issue

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Susan Baker
Susan Baker

Well here in Florida the pound fixes them for free and then sets them free back where they got them

Kim Ripperger
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Kim Ripperger

There's about 7 strays in our complex & we started feeding them in he fall. They're all "fixed" except for the one that was born in '19, which 1 guy @ the complex was doing out of his own $.

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Susan Baker
Susan Baker

Wow we call the pound and they fix the strays for free and give them there shots

44%
No

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Fozzie Bear
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Fozzie Bear

Feed a problem, get a bigger problem.

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Jane
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Jane

Stray cats can be picked up and taken to an animal shelter. Poor things. Unless......my grandparents fed just the one. It became their pet always after.

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Aino Welch
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Aino Welch

If you feed they multiply.

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Sara Ann Briggs
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Sara Ann Briggs

Most of the time they are feral. I think if you have a stray you should call animal control and let them know...if all else fails then yes feed...but try to capture and take them to a no kill shelter.

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Pat Pinter Ross
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Pat Pinter Ross

if you feed them you will end up with many cats at your door, Feral cats have never been to a Vet( sad to say) I don't want them near my children or my dogs Please just call a NO KILL SHELTER

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Carl Evans
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Carl Evans

If you feed the stray cats, they will never go away and simply breed more feral cats.

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D May
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D May

You aren't really doing them a favor. They will just jave more kittens and then the amount of strays increases. Better to have them picked up and taken to a no kill place.

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Susan Baker
Susan Baker

Done that and was surprised that the animal catcher brought them back into the neighborhood they said that they gave them there shots a had them fixed

michael rice
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michael rice

This both a "yes" and a "no" for me. The strays I have fed were kittens and I kept them as indoor-only pets for the rest of their lives. Otherwise, I don't feed a growing stray/feral problem.

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