Living on the street is not a bargain

Wild cats live in small groups of 15 or 20 cats in areas where living conditions are very limited. Sometimes unbuilt plots, sometimes gardens or parks, and sometimes houses, buildings or abandoned houses where they find shelter and protection.

Between sixty and seventy percent are women. The rest are men.

The land is neatly divided and although we can’t find any markings at first glance, the whole area is marked by the cats that live there. They do this through abrasions, urine, scum, and odorous secretions produced by glands on their foreheads, just above their eyes, and also in their tails, which they accumulate by rubbing against walls, rocks, stones, or trees. In this way, the land becomes ready for a better coexistence.

However, since everything is out of control, they will always try to maintain a steady defensive stance, which will ensure that they always walk by their side and are never in the open, even when it comes to domestic cats. Prevention is better than cure.

But all previous organization does not prevent the average life expectancy of these cats from being very high. Dangers await them. Accidents are constant and abuses are the order of the day, especially during hot periods.

For this reason and to control the birth of these cats, females are often neutered. However, the difficulties in capturing and operating them question the effectiveness of this control system. Meanwhile, scientists warn of the danger that cat breeding on the street poses to the survival of other species. People who value them don’t even want to hear it. Unfortunately, if there is no agreement between the two, the price of the conflict will be paid, as always, by the animals.