Maybe you saw the latest article about the controversy over the way we’re handling the feral cat situation here in the US. It seems to be the birders against the TNR people. One reporter set out to find a solution. It doesn’t appear we have one yet. Such a shame. And the blame is on our shoulders. Yes, it’s a human failing. According to some, the huge attempt to educate people to spay/neuter, doesn’t seem to be working, neither does the TNR programs. But I have to believe it’s helping. Don’t you think that the huge efforts of so many people who are trapping, neutering, evaluating, fostering, adopting, and sometimes releasing—but feeding feral cats 
is making a difference? Here’s the article on the topic. I don’t see anything new here, but maybe it will get some brainstorming going and new and humane solutions will arise.
In the meantime, here’s an interesting concept—someone has studied what makes a cat more adoptable. Which cat is most often chosen for adoption? One article claims it is the cat that acts most friendly and cuddly. http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/06/crazy-faced-cats-don-t-win-adoption-game Do you agree?
Here’s a more intense study on which dogs and cats are more adoptable. It’s quite interesting. We’ve heard many times that it’s the black cat that is left behind most often. Not so, according to this report. The least likely cat to be adopted is the black and white cat. The tiger stripe, tortoise and even the calico are lower on the adoption totem pole than the solid black cat. Here’s the study: It also includes dogs. https://priceonomics.com/what-kinds-of-pets-get-adopted/
