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Category: Domestic Cat
  • In 2005 it was estimated that the United States had 6 million house cats and 6 million feral cats.
  • In 2005 it was estimated that Britain had 7 million house cats and 1 million feral cats.
  • In 2005 it was estimated that Australia had 18 million Feral cats.
  • Cats were introduced to Australia in the 18th century with deliberate release into the wild in 19th century to control rodent populations.
  • According to a 2007–2008 National Pet Owners survey conducted by the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association cats have passed dogs as the most popular pet in the United States.
  • Lost or abandoned house cats can be considered feral after only several months on their own.
  • Cats have excellent sight. This can be attributed to a reflective layer in the retina that allows for excelling night vision.
  • Cats can hear sounds up to about 65 kHz, well above the limit of human hearing.
  • They are fast and agile, can jump many times their body length and are excellent climbers. 
  • The claws of Feral cats are retractable keeping them very sharp since they are not always out to dull by being walked on.
  • While house cats are usually solitary, Feral cats will form small to large colonies in areas where food sources are clustered, such as garbage dumps and highly populated urban areas. 
  • In areas with concentrations of free-ranging domestic cats a sort of hierarchy is formed. Newcomers must go through a series of fights with resident animals before their position in the hierarchy is established.
  • Female wild cats may teach their young how to capture prey by bringing them injured animals on which to practice.
  • In unrestrained domestic cat populations, female cats typically stay in their area of birth while males leave their area of birth and attempt to establish a home range elsewhere.
  • Feral cats may carry a number of diseases that have the potential to be transmitted to humans, including rabies, cat-scratch fever, and several parasitic infections.
  • Feral cats are responsible for population declines and extinctions of many species of birds and mammals, particularly those restricted to islands.
  • Efforts to control populations of domestic cats that have been introduced to islands cost many thousands of dollars to those governments, and cost us all valuable parts of global biodiversity.
  • Most wild cats are preyed upon as young cats by larger predators, such as foxes, wolves, other cats, and large birds of prey, such as owls and hawks.
  • The first national Feral cat organization, Alley Cat Allies, was formed 1990.
  • Several control methods have been introduced, however, the most humane is the Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) method and is gaining popularity among municipalities and governments.