Rats! Feral Cats Are Everywhere In Bridgeport

Rats! Feral cats really don’t mess much with those ugliest of rodents. They prefer the less daunting mice.

The discovery of newborn kittens tucked inside a Bridgeport demolition debris site has clawed the monumental feral cat population back into the news. Animal control activists say the problem is north of 60,000 feral cats.

Stray cats keep down the rat population, you say? Studies show they prefer mice versus larger Rodentia.

Either way, T.A.I.L.S., The Alliance In Limiting Strays deals with this stuff daily to end overpopulation through spaying and neutering.

Every day, more cats are born on the streets. Most of them will suffer without help. That’s where we step in.

Over 95% of the animals we help are community cats. They are a population no one advocates for, and yet they are the #1 producer of kittens.

We bring in and find homes for hundreds of kittens and friendly stray cats each year. We save countless animals from being born onto the streets because of our Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) program.

From News 12:

 Dorrie Harris, with the nonprofit animal rescue group The Alliance in Limiting Strays or T.A.I.L.S., has spent decades working to get cats in the area spayed or neutered.

“But when I saw the story on News 12 this week about a litter of newborn kittens found at a demolition site in Bridgeport, I knew I had to do something right away,” Harris told News 12 Wednesday.

What she did was renew her appeal for cat owners “to do the responsible thing.”

“People need to take action so their cats don’t go outside and mate with feral cats,” Harris said.

See full report here

In this Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week, Bridgeport Animal Control Officer Jennifer Wallace says  “The work animal rescue groups do is absolutely essential, and I commend them for working in partnership with us at Bridgeport Animal Control.”

They say spaying and neutering services are available at low cost.