Relocating Feral Cats. Finding a new outdoor home for working cats farm homes, horse stables or similar make the best places for relocating feral cats. When an existing colony is relocated (or eradicated), before long a new flock of feral cats.
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Unless the cats’ lives are threatened, the optimal place for them is where they currently live. In reality, relocating a cat (successfully and safely) is much harder. Cats are territorial animals and form strong bonds with the location they inhabit.
Most farmers are willing to take two to four cats to help control rodent populations.
People perhaps view me as someone who would actually know more about moving and relocating felines than the average joe. This means relocating feral cats often fails. Cats are very territorial, and if you simply place them in a new location, they will try to find their way back to where they came from, often times killing themselves in the process. If a relocation is performed, it needs to be done carefully, following the steps described here and including a confinement period in the new territory of three to four weeks.
