Love feeding has caused controversy, how should we answer the social problem of stray cat management?

Pet 8:39am, 29 August 2025 54

The problem of stray cats in Mira Town has caused an uproar, and residents accused their lives of being affected. Cat feeders think it is exaggerated. Is feeding stray cats a hypocritical act?

Is feeding stray cats desirable? How should stray cats be dealt with? Can Mira Town find the best solution to rescue stray cats?

This Sunday (April 10), Beijing Satellite TV's first social and livelihood program "Step Forward" will go to Mila Town, Tongzhou District, Beijing, and invite community residents, cat lovers and animal protection personnel to discuss the social governance issues of stray cats.

Are stray cats all blamed for the health, environment and property of residents in the community affected?

Mila Town is located in Majuqiao Town, Tongzhou District. Currently, there are 647 households in the community and a permanent population of about 1,500. In the past two years, the number of stray cats in the community has increased dramatically, bringing some problems to residents' lives.

Some owners believe that the cat's cry during estrus disturbs the people and causes damage to the community environment... Not only that, these stray cats also occupied the underground parking garage, and many car owners' cars were scratched by cat claws.

Another part of the owners believed that these accusations were not in line with the facts, and some problems may not be related to stray cats.

So why did the number of stray cats in the community suddenly increase? Residents with different positions have different opinions. Who is right or wrong?

Why are there stray cats, and who should be responsible for this? Is it an abandoner or a feeder?

Some residents in the community believe that it is because someone has been feeding regularly and at a fixed time, which has led to the emergence of stray cats. Residents who have been feeding believe that someone abandons their pets and causes stray cats to appear, so they will feed them.

As the discussion deepened, the focus of the debate changed from cats to human issues. Who should be responsible for the stray cat problem in the community? For stray cats, should they be fed regularly? Who and why did they abandon their pets, and can they prevent stray animals from appearing?

Where will the stray cats in Mira Town go, and how to solve the stray cat problem from the source?

According to incomplete statistics, China will add tens of millions of stray cats every year. Whether out of compassion for the current situation of stray cats or the consideration of optimizing the urban living environment, stray cat governance has become a major problem that needs to be solved urgently.

Can the problem of stray cats in Mira Town be solved? Can residents with different opinions eliminate the barriers between them? Experts propose to adopt the "TNR" rescue method for stray cats. What's the best way to do this?

The rescue of stray cats cannot be accomplished by feeding and adopting one person or a few people. It requires further improvement of relevant laws, and it also requires each of us to respect life and respond scientifically. Where will the stray cats in Mila Town go? Can the practices discussed by multiple parties become a template to provide solutions to various places? For more content, please stay tuned to Beijing Satellite TV's "Step Forward" at 21:05 this Sunday (April 10)!

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