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If you're like many others, you've probably stumbled upon an outdoor cat and wondered what to do.

The cat in the photo above is missing part of his left ear and is considered:

Eartipped, indicating that he has been neutered and is a member of a managed colony.
A special breed born like this.
Ear-damaged, because he lost part of his ear in a tussle with another cat.
Ear-clipped, designating him a member of a certain feral cat colony.

The best thing to do for feral cats you see outside is:

Call your shelter for help.
Have them spayed or neutered and return them to their outdoor home.
Take them to a no-kill shelter.
Bring them inside your house to be pets.

Trap-Neuter-Return:

Is the practice of humanely trapping, spaying or neutering and returning cats to their outdoor homes.
Originated in the United Kingdom.
Is more humane and cost-effective than catch-and-kill.
All of the above.

When trapping feral cats, what is the most enticing bait to use?

Dry cat food.
Wet cat food.
Tuna fish, sardines or mackerel in oil.
Tuna fish in water.

If there is a cat in a colony who is friendly to humans, you should:

Treat her like the other cats.
Treat her as a found pet/stray cat and try to find her owner or find her a new home.
Take her to your local animal shelter.
Ignore her, and hope she goes away.

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