his name is Chester and unfortunately (or fortunately) he’s too friendly to stay a stray. Pretty soon he’s gonna get taken to the pound to get a home :)
he will walk right up to you and will ask for pets and is suuuper sweet.
he has a few friends but I don’t know their names yet. A black and white “penis face” tuxedo cat, and a long hair calico, along with a few shyer ones who prefer to only come out at night.
edit: talked to my sister and “penis face” is apparently named archie
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Please get him checked for a chip. You might be kidnapping someone’s cat
Strike a pose!
OP, please make sure whomever adopts this cat at least gets him checked for a microchip.
I can see from the first image you posted that his ear is clipped, which usually means he’s been fixed. You see this often with fetal cats that get neutered and then released back out into the ‘wild’, but sometimes these cats do have owners and the ear clip is a signal to any good samaritans that they don’t need to abduct their outdoor cat and get them fixed.
The ear clipping is basic TNR protocol. The signal to not gank a street cat is typically a collar.
The issue with collars is that most responsible cat owners are using breakaways so that their cat doesn’t accidentally strangle itself to death the first time it tries to squeeze through a tight space (as they are wont to do). I’ve had a lot of experience with cats getting out of their collars by getting it snagged on something (either accidentally or on purpose), causing it to break away.
These days, microchips are really the only way to be sure if an outdoor cat is already being looked after or if it’s a legitimate stray.
He looks clean, well fed, and friendly. I don’t believe he’s a stray, please please don’t steal someone’s cat
oh no he is definitely a stray, students just toss cat food and give him love. possibly he might have gotten abandoned years ago.
edit: also it’s worth noting that I’m not the one who’s gonna adopt him
He’s an invasive species and he’s devastating the local ecology. One way or the other, pet or no pet, he’s got to go.
Humans are an invasive species
If you let your cat be outside, you forfeit all rights to it as an unfit owner.
Not ‘stray’ - ‘community cat’
Everyone’s cat
Are you sure they are actual strays and not some version of a barn cat or something?
They look very good for strays. You also appear to be on some sort of campus?
If they don’t have a collar they’re a stray
Cat collars are made with a different type of clasp than dog collars. Cat collars are made to separate with a little bit of pressure due to a cat’s tendency to squeeze through tight spaces. My cats are both indoor cats and remove their collars frequently. The older cat does it on purpose because he thinks his collar is a toy. The point being, cat collars can be very hard to keep attached. Absence doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a home.
But absence does mean you can assume it is and take it to the pound.
If the owners exist guess where they can find their bird murderer.
Yeah no. That’s not how that works nowdays. You see there are these tiiiiiny little chips they can tag animals without danger of strangulation.
And guess what the shelter is going to check for.
Oh so its ok to steal/kidnap because someone else will make sure it was justified?
Lmao
If they are not leashed, they’re a stray.
just for clout here’s my kibby also
Did you touch the beans?
not yet because I didn’t wanna risk him running away, but I will next time 🫡
Those ears are too clean, that cat ain’t been in many fights
I saw him about to (play) pounce on a grey kitty once, but then decided not to and laid in the grass instead ♥️
You can tell from the first image that his left ear has been clipped, which usually means he’s been fixed. Once a feral cat is fixed, their instinct to fight drops significantly.
Make sure the pound checks for a microchip and is a no-kill. The fact that he’s friendly and healthy suggests he has a home somewhere.
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Looks perfectly healthy and content. If he’s fine just leave him alone…
He is at risk of being injured or killed by a car, predatory animals, crazy people, etc. not to mention the damage that he and his friends are doing to the small wildlife in the area… Bringing friendly, adoptable strays to a shelter is the right thing to do.
