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Feral Cat Control
Information Northwest
Nuisance Wildlife Control traps, removes, manages and controls most
animal species, including feral cats.
Captured feral cat |
Our feral cat control services include
the removal and
control of problem cats from residential and commercial areas, and
wherever they are causing problems. Our control and removal methods
never consist of the use of poison. Feral,
or stray cats are very common in Washington and the Seattle area. Feral cats
are noted for killing and maiming multitudes of native songbirds, game
birds, shore birds, amphibians, reptiles and even beneficial
invertebrate species.
Feral cats often harbor diseases, create
unsanitary conditions around homes and businesses and can act
aggressively towards humans and pets.
These wild or feral
felines are considered invasive, exotic pests and serve little, if any
benefit to any natural ecosystem of Washington.
Below is more information regarding feral cats.
Feral Cats (Felis domesticus) Feral
cats might be best described as cats that have lost, or never received
proper socialization. In essence, they have become, or were born, wild.
Feral cats have no true owners.
Feral cats produce 2 to 10
kittens during any month of the year. An adult female may
produce 3 to 4 litters per year where food and habitat are sufficient.
Feral cats may be active during twilight or night. House cats live
up to 27 years where feral cats might average 3 to 5 years or
less.
Feral cats are very territorial and move within a
home range of roughly 1.5 square miles. Home range is often
limited to very small areas where food, water and shelter is abundant.
After several generations, feral cats can be considered to be
totally wild in habitat and temperament.
Feral
cats serve as a reservoir for human and wildlife diseases including cat
scratch fever, distemper, leptospirosis, plague, rabies, ringworm,
salmonellosis, tularemia, and various endo and
ectoparasites.
Legal Status: Cats are
considered personal property if ownership can be established through
collars, registration tags, tattoos, brands, or legal description and
proof of ownership. Cats without identification are
considered feral and are rarely protected under state laws.
Damage
and Control: Feral cats are responsible for the transmission of many
human and wildlife diseases. Feral cats maim and kill countless numbers
of Washington songbirds and native wildlife such as rabbits, squirrels,
lizards, snakes, frogs, toads and other small to medium
size animals.
Control methods include trapping and removal from your property with the use of non-lethal cage traps.
For professional feral cat trapping, removal and control, call the experts at Northwest
Nuisance Wildlife Control.
(360) 794-3535 or Toll Free at
1-888-868-3063
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