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One night a few days ago, when I was picking up a package at the courier cabinet in the community, a stray cat heard the sound of the courier bag being rubbed, and thought it was someone coming to feed it. When it saw me, it was not afraid of me. It took the initiative to come and rub me. I was worried that it had cat moss/fleas/lice. I told it in dialect not to get too close. It understood it smartly and turned away. After walking for a few minutes step, looked at me again, and watched me leave on an electric scooter…
I heard from the security guard in the community that this stray cat is very smart, not afraid of life, and knows how to beg for food from people. Maybe it also wants to be adopted and wants a home…
In the past few years, I have found that there are a large number of stray cats in many communities. Although occasionally teasing stray cats can add fun to ordinary life; cats can also effectively prevent rodents in the community, but stray cats are everywhere. Random strings can easily cause residents to panic or scratch the elderly and children; stray cat excrement, cat moss, fleas, etc. can easily lead to bacterial growth and odor, and indirectly affect the health of residents; even, cats in heat in the middle of the night. affect the sleep quality of residents.
The reproductive ability of stray cats is too strong. It takes about half a year for a kitten to reach sexual maturity. After sexual maturity, a female cat can reproduce 2-3 litters a year, with 4-6 litters per litter; Half a year after birth, they can breed offspring again… If they are allowed to reproduce without restraint, a pair of cat couples and their offspring can produce more than 300 cat offspring after 3 years; after 9 years, even tens of millions of cat offspring can be produced .
Personally, I think that instead of culling stray cats, it is better to adopt the internationally popular TNR model – capture (Trap), neuter (Neuter), and release (Release). Rescuers will trap stray cats in designated areas and send them to Go to a professional institution for sterilization, and then return the cat to the original place after the wound is healed, or adopt instead of buying. The TNR mode can effectively control the breeding number of stray cats. The aggressiveness of stray cats after neutering will be significantly reduced, and the estrus period will be quieter, which will indirectly reduce more stray cats entering the community.
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