What is a Ferrell Cat and What Can We Do About Them?
Ferrell cats or feral cats are simply the offspring of pet cats that have been abandoned or lost or the young of other ferrell cats that have not been neutered or spayed. A female cat can have a litter two or three times per year and her kittens will become ferrell if they do not have contact with people early on. Stray cats are typically used to having contact with people and become tame; however a ferrell cat is not accustomed to having close contact with humans and they will usually be too wild to handle. Stray cats can usually adapt to living with people quite easily, but a ferrell cat might never be able to assimilate into a life with people. Typically a house cat that is kept indoors will live between 12 and 18 years, but a ferrell cat that makes it past its early months will usually only live for a couple of years if on its own and if part of a larger colony, the feral cat still only lives approximately 5 years. Currently in the United States, there are approximately 60 million
