Today is National Feral Cat Day, a yearly event started by Alley Cat Allies, a cat advocacy group dedicated to promoting the humane treatment of feral felines. In honor of this year's Feral Cat Day, over 300 events are being held throughout the nation including free spay and neuter clinics and awareness seminars.
Feral cats are descendants of domesticated housecats who are born and raised in the wild, often forming colonies in both rural and urban areas. Because they are unsocialized, it is very difficult to take them in as pets. They often display aggressive behavior and are much more instinctually "wild" then socialized domestic cats, and they are very weary of humans. As their populations grow quickly, they are often trapped and euthanized to reduce their effects on local ecosystems. Trap, Neuter, Return, a program designed to reduce feral cat populations without injuring or killing them, has been adopted by many shelters and animal advocacy groups throughout the United States.
The purpose of National Feral Cat Day is to promote awareness about the mistreatment of feral cats and encourage citizens to participate in local Trap, Neuter, Return programs by either setting humane traps themselves or donating time or money to TNR groups.
Details on local event times and locations can be found here: http://nationalferalcatday.org/
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