Feral cats are domestic cats that have adopted or been born into a free-living lifestyle. In the past, they have been largely ignored or regarded as pests. But feral cats are intrinsically interesting and a source of pleasure to the many people who feed them and care about them. In this report, I will try to show how thinking on feral cats has changed in the United Kingdom over the last 20 years, how public pressure forced the animal protection societies to change their views and practices, and how the present methods used for control of feral cat populations were developed, I will then make some recommendations on the basis of this experience.
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