I have a distant relative that feeds and maintains a feral cat colony!
My veterinarian says, one sick feral cat passing through my fenced yard could easily drop bugs that would infect my dogs.
My fence is not that tight, the rabbits need an escape route from my dogs!
I have a feral cat colony. So far this year I have trapped, fixed and released over 30 of them.
Why? Because I live in the city limits and the city won’t allow me to shoot the damned things. Some of my neighbors feel sorry for them and feed them. Plus they eat every bird that lands within a mile.
I did nothing but call animal control for a few years, but they were breeding faster than I could get them picked up. They are like rats. All it takes is one pregnant one and you have a couple dozen a year later.
If I can ever get all of the breeders fixed then maybe I can start getting them under control.