Dear editor:

Oct. 16 was National Feral Cat Day. Even now, I want to try and dispel some of the myths concerning feral cats, because they are some of the most misunderstood and tortured animals in our city­ and county and through no fault of their own.

According to information from Alley Cat Allies and other sources, they are the offspring of unwanted house pets abandoned by irresponsible pet owners. These former pets and lost cats sometimes join colonies of other cats and revert to the wild state, after being chased away from one place to another by people who do not w...

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