I want to say a few things about my cats. A lot of the cats are feral, or at least partially semi feral. They are, for the most part, born feral and born on the property, with a few exceptions that we can identify easily. The cats are on a regular feeding schedule and they get fed twice a day (and let us know if we are even five minutes late). We are in contact with a Trap Neuter Release program, and are in the process of preparing for a mass capture and fix. We have only delayed in this because of the sheer number of cats that we would be taking in, not only do we have to collect the money and be prepared for the capture and transport, the location that will fix them will need to be ready and able to take in the number of cats all at once. Otherwise we will end up having to catch and fix small numbers at a time, which not only will that take more trips, it will unsettle the colony for longer. Our cats are considered semi feral, not because they are abandoned pets, but because we have been working with them from as young as possible to make them people friendly. We spend hours outside playing with them, encouraging them to come closer and closer to people, some of the most playful actually getting to the point where they will allow the occasional petting from people. Others among the cats have gotten to the point where they don't care about people, allowing us to pet them, but only so long as we aren't interrupting them eating. A few of the cats are more feral, but that's mainly because of one of the former cats, Snakekiller, who was feral to the bone, hissing and spitting when people get within 10 feet of her. She poisoned a few litters of kittens against people entirely. Now that she has left the colony, though, the entire colony has gotten more people friendly. Our cats would not, as a whole, be happy if they were taken to a shelter, not only because they don't like people, but because of the sudden loss of space. The kittens that we currently have may be able to go to a shelter, if caught in time. All in all, our cats are well taken care of. They may not be spoiled, like a lot of indoor cats are, but they are fit, healthy, happy, they have things to hunt, things to climb, each other to be with, and people to care for them.