Huntingtown Rabies Alert

[Dakota (Premo)]

Originally Posted by frequentflier

Many feral cat colonies are being managed and the cats have been spay/neutered and tested for disease, vaccinated and ear tipped. The colonies I know about have volunteers that feed, water, provide shelter for and look after the cats.
Behind my new store, there are several that are fed 2X a day rain or shine, have fresh water and are vetted. There was one orange cat that was dropped off recently that needs to be neutered; if he hasn't been already by the people caring for them. They are all very healthy cats with very shiny coats. They are not too afraid of me but won't let me get too close.

The one behind Mechanicsville ES at the time was NOT managed - some resident back there was only feeding them... never had any of them vetted. Which is why they had a rabies outbreak.

A couple my husband and I have known for years also manage a feral colony around Pinefiled and another lady we know manages a feral colony by the sheriff's office in La Plata. Those tags on the ears are so very important because people often drop cats off in those areas. It helps them easily pick which ones have or have not been vetted. I do wonder in the 7 years since that happened, if it is required to report feral colony management to Animal Control??

The people we know work very closely with Animal Control so I've never asked that question.

[idiganthro]

Grrr...and my neighbor's cats keep churning out new batches of kittens. None get spayed/neutered (obviously) and probably have never seen the inside of a veterinary clinic. Makes me so mad! They walk around with draining noses and eyes. Not to mention the multiple dogs chained outside 24/7/365. What are they thinking??