First impressions are important, but they're not everything, especially when it comes to shelter animals. A lot of rescue animals are already dealing with some form of trauma when they're first picked ...

We have a colony of feral cats that our retirement community helps care for. I’ve noticed a large tabby cat who lives nearby under some bushes. She doesn’t seem very afraid of me or my dog as we pass ...

There are soft hearts among us who, upon discovering a feral mother cat and her kittens in the neighborhood, will put out food. Yet, that act of kindness, understandable as it is, doesn’t get to the ...

A Hawaii County law came into force in January 2026 that bans the feeding of feral cats on county property. We examine why.

Human Ecology, Vol. 49, No. 6, Special Issue: Canid-Human Interactions: Past and Present (DECEMBER 2021), pp. 843-857 (15 pages) Landholder support and participation is essential to the success of ...