The concentration of stray cats in your neighborhood will devastate local bird populations, and also the local rodent population.
You may be subject to Restraining Orders, filed by the neighbors and/or the City, requiring you to stop. Your neighbors may object and complain that your home has become a nuisance. You would have to research your local municipal and county ordinances to determine how many you are allowed to keep.Īlso, feeding stray cats will, obviously, attract more stray cats and/or provide the strays with enough sustenance to breed beyond their current capacity, increasing the population of strays far beyond what it is now. By providing food, water and/or shelter for the cats, you may be "keeping" them. However, placing food outside makes it accessible to wildlife as well, which could be construed as "Harassment of Animals." Under Title 14 California Code of Regulations 251.1, "harassment" is defined as:Īn intentional act which disrupts an animal's normal behavior patterns, which includes, but is not limited to, breeding, feeding or sheltering.įeeding stray cats could also violate local kennel ordinances. The act of feeding cats, specifically, is not a crime under state law.
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