Feral Cat Myths and Controversy
People have strong passions on both sides of the free-roaming/feral cat issue, and myths and misunderstandings often interfere with the humane care of these cats. PBIC wants to lend some perspective on some theories.
Letter From David Leavitt, President
Palm Beach Island Cats’ mission is to prevent future generations of free-roaming cats and to care for the ones here now.
Many remember leaving Taboo and Petite Marmite with leftovers and being confronted with hungry, begging cats on Worth Avenue. At night, fighting cats woke us up. We had more than 1,000 cats and hundreds of kittens were born every summer.
This year only 15 kittens were born. They were domesticated and adopted into homes and the mothers were trapped, vaccinated, micro-chipped, neutered and returned to their colonies.
