What is the different between a stray cat and a feral cat?
There is absolutely NO difference between a stray and a feral cat. BOTH are INVASIVE-SPECIES that are destroying all the native wildlife (native prey becomes tortured cats’ playtoys, native predators starve to death from INVASIVE-SPECIES cats destroying their ONLY food source). BOTH are spreading many deadly diseases (including even the plague today) to all other animals and humans. BOTH are illegally trespassing on others’ property.
Perhaps cat-owners should learn the distinction between being a responsible pet-owner and a criminally irresponsible one. If not, too bad. The rest of the world is not your pet’s baby-sitter. A highly destructive INVASIVE-SPECIES pet at that. That’s YOUR job to keep them from harm lest you be held criminally responsible for animal-abandonment, animal-endangerment, and animal-cruelty laws.
Would you care to watch out for the safety and well-being of about 150,000,000 pet piranha released into all your waterways, lakes, swimming areas, and backyard pools? It’s the EXACT same thing that cat-owners would be requesting by having everyone treat their stray cats differently from feral cats.
A stray cat is a domestic cat that has been abandoned or has strayed from home and become lost. A stray cat may be skittish in your presence, but because stray cats once knew human companionship, they can usually be re-socialized and re-homed. ? Observe the cat’s appearance and behavior. A stray cat is likely to approach you, although usually not close enough for you to touch him. If you put food down, a stray cat will likely start to eat it right away. A stray cat is often vocal, sometimes talking insistently, and may look disheveled, as if unused to dealing with conditions on the street. A stray cat may be seen at all hours of the day. ? A feral cat is born and raised outside with little or no human contact or is a stray that has lived outside long enough to revert to a wild state. Adult feral cats usually cannot be tamed and are most content living outside. Feral kittens up to eight or ten weeks of age, on the other hand, can often be tamed and placed in homes. A feral cat is silent
