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New Zealanders are moaning again about giant feral cats ravaging their countryside

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New Zealand is reporting that giant feral cats are "absolute muscle", and they are ravaging the native species in their picturesque country. Their muscular frames and large sizes (at up to 10 kg which is about twice the weight of a standard house) are being attributed to the fact that these special feral cats are dining out on the best native wildlife that New Zealand can offer them.  RELATED:  Australia’s feral cats can grow to twice the normal size . The photograph on this page is unpleasant with a grinning New Zealander holding a tabby feral cat by the tail. It seems that the head of the animal has been deliberately cropped out to make the image acceptable. I suspect that the cat was shot in the head which is an inhumane way to kill an animal despite what the shooters say. Flock Hill Station pest control manager, Browny, with a 10kg feral cat. Image: supplied. Because of this kind of picture, New Zealand's conservationist are urging the government to do something about...

Couple bought a house that came with 16 semi-feral cats and they decided to become their parents

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2 of the cats snuggle up in their new cat house. Photo: Instagram screenshot. This is a wow story. I love the way this young couple decided to embrace the fact that they had 16 semi-feral cats living in the ground of the home that they'd recently bought. It looks like quite a large plot of land with outbuildings and it appears that the previous owners had allowed a couple of cats to procreate because as you can see, they are all medium-longhaired ginger cats. Well, nearly all of them. I have to say the property is ideal really to care for 16 semi-feral cats with lots of grounds and buildings. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Emily Bott (@freedomfarmhouse) The first thing that this couple did was to sterilise them! And then they set about improving their lives tremendously. It is an act of giving and loving. They didn't have to do this but they took it on and in giving love they have received it and both of them now cannot envisage a life without...

Resident domestic cat tames and socialises incoming true feral cat

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Wow, this is a good cat story. This nice family decided that their resident cat, who looks like a soppy fella, needed company. The adopted what seems like a true tabby feral cat from the local animal shelter. Their vet said that it might take a couple of years to socialise the feral cat and that they might never be fully socialised.  You may have to click on the play button 2x to get it to play 😉. Sorry. Resident domestic cat tames and socialises incoming true feral cat. Screenshot. Lower words added by MikeB. The unexpected happened; the resident cat did the job for them! LOL. Brilliant. He didn't do all the work but the resident cat made the difference because he befriended the feral cat which immediately calmed her down and got her into the human way of life. I have presumed that she is female. The fact is that feral cats are unsocialised to humans but they are socialised to other cats be they feral or domestic. When people socialise cats, it is getting them used to humans and ...

Feral cat tip toes along iron railings in a demonstration of agility and balance

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Note : This is a video from another website which is embedded here. Sometimes they are deleted at source which stops them working on this site. If that has happened, I apologise but I have no control over it. Feral cat tip toes along iron railings in a demonstration of agility and balance. Screenshot.