TNR-ing the outdoor/stray cats at my apt complex?
There are at least 4 cats that I see outside my building of my apartment complex somewhat regularly. I dont know if any of them are fixed, but I’m almost certain one was pregnant because she no longer looks horizontally distended in her belly. She looked just about ready to pop when I first moved in a few weeks ago. I don’t know if any are outdoor cats that belong to someone or true strays.
That being said, what are the ethics of getting a TNR situation happen? Momma presumably had her babies or got dewormed, leaning towards babies. In my opinion, outdoor cats aren’t considered solely one person’s pets. They live and know the environment outside, and affect it similarly as true strays (negatively). They likely get attention from a lot of other tenants too because cmon they’re practically neighbors. I am the biggest cat lover and animal activist you could reasonably meet and if you have an outdoor cat to prevent even more strays that mess up the environment (*list all sources ever), they need to be fixed. I’ve heard some fighting very loudly at night, and seen two of them fighting once. I’ve also seen one literally in the tree right outside my balcony trying to catch a bird
thoughts?