There's been a stray cat living on my school campus for the last two years. Nobody's done anything about it except bring her some food everyday. Should I tell a pet shelter or bring her to the vet to get vaccinated? (I kinda don't want to do that because then she's gonna be adopted probably and everyone at our school loves her ;-;)

Any advice?

She's a friendly cat? Do you know if she's been spayed? A vet could check for a microchip. It'd be good for her to be vaccinated. Depending on how things work locally there might be a TNR program. TNR is trap - neuter - return. The cat is at the very least vaccinated against rabies, neutered/spayed, and have their left ear tipped. The tipped ear shows that the cat has been TNR'd and won't be caught again. They might also give her a little green tattoo on her belly to show she's already been spayed like mine. TNR'd cats can have laws protecting them from being taken by animal control.

I would try reading up more on TNR.

Yeah she's really friendly. she's lived there for 2 years since she was a kitten. Also, what do you mean by tipped? Like have the top snipped off? (it is)

edit: but it might be accidental, she may have hurt herself because thinking about it again, I believe it's her right ear.

thanks for the tips though!

I found a picture via google search. It's basically become a universal sign that the cat's been neutered.

ok. Thank you!

I forgot to mention that if she is kept there at the school you might want to consider making an outdoor cat shelter. There's many designs available online for making them for community cats. Some of them are extremely simple that mostly include cutting a couple holes into a storage bin. Depending on your local environment some ideas are better than others. Just be sure that for bedding to use straw and not hay. I also like there being two holes into a shelter so that if a predator chases a cat into the shelter that it can escape.

I fell like TNR is bad.
We already spay and neuter are animals at home.
Doing that to strays or even wild cats will make their population go down a lot, and they would be so... not Themselves.

Cats are not a native species. They're not native -anywhere-. They're quite far removed from the original species of feline wildcats that they were domesticated from. This means that as a wild animal, they are invasive, no matter where they may be.

We don't *want* populations of invasive species, non-natural to any local ecosystem, reproducing in the wild.

Just gonna do some quoting from wikipedia. Also, like Zelly said, cats are an invasive species.



Improved outcomes for cats: Life vs. death

The typical outcome for a feral cat taken to a traditional shelter which does not practice no kill sheltering is euthanasia.[60] This is often the outcome for timid or even friendly stray cats as well;[60][150]:1357 a study identified euthanasia in shelters as the leading cause of death of cats.[150]:1359

Since Santa Clara County, California began TNR in 2011, the county reported that "Thanks to this program, the shelter saw a 15% reduction in cat intake and an amazing 65% reduction in cat euthanasia."[151] In a TNR program in Orange County, Florida, the numbers of cats euthanized decreased 18% in a six-year period after starting TNR.[152]:292

In September 2014, Johnson County, Indiana officials reported greater satisfaction with having saved the lives of hundreds of healthy cats in the program's first year. "We're not killing cats.... Not killing a healthy animal is always the right thing to do."[153]



Improved outcomes for cats: Quality of life

TNR programs improve the welfare of the cats involved in many ways. They prevent the birth of kittens, who would be at risk of an early death in the wild.[150]:1359 Adult female cats are no longer burdened with cycles of repeatedly giving birth to and caring for kittens while fending for themselves.[154] Medical conditions such as infections, dental issues, and flea treatments are attended to when the cats are neutered.[80]:115 Spaying and neutering also increases their life expectancy;[155]:35 the cats are no longer subject to certain cancers,[154] and the chances of being hit by a car or injured in a fight drop a great deal.[156]

When programs provide for feral kittens to be socialized and adopted, and for friendly cats to be adopted, the welfare of those cats is improved.[80]:133 Cats returned to their original location are fed, monitored and receive ongoing care from caregivers; including being re-trapped if further medical needs arise.[98] Their health measurably improves, as they gain weight after being neutered,[157]:212 while having ample opportunity for exercise.[157]:210 One study suggests that although TNR "may not meet the gold standard of care desired for pet cats, it appears that sterilized feral cats can enjoy an extended period of good quality of life".[150]:1359


Fewer complaints

Neutering cats makes them less likely to roam, spray urine and fight; resulting in fewer nuisance complaints.[158]:16 After starting a TNR program in December 1995, Orange County, Florida received fewer complaints about cats, even after broadening the definition of a nuisance complaint.[152]:296 A TNR program at Texas A&M University in 1998-2000 resulted in fewer complaints, showing that the remaining cats were less of a nuisance than they were previously.[158]:25

So, your trying to say that they come from no where? They have to come from somewhere.
I have a very soft spot for cats. And after reading warriors, I feel that's what cats can evolve into, so then they don't go into heat, and are like humans.

I have a huge imagination don't judge



I understand, I just find it's cruel doing that. If we do that to much we will make them go endangered.