I like to feed the stray cats around my neighborhood and don’t want to end up doing more harm than good.
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Stray cats are generally pretty good at feeding themselves, which isn’t to say you shouldn’t feed them, but they are unlikely to on the verge of starvation. They catch mice, birds, lizards, bugs, etc. and eat them constantly. If they are underweight, it’s because they have bad teeth that make it hard to eat, or they have parasites stealing their food. In neither case will they suffer from you putting out kibble.
If you really want to help those cats, see if there is a TNR program you can get involved in locally. Keep those cats from breeding, and depending on the program, they may euthanize animals with FLV or FIV, and vaccinate against some nasty illnesses. Plus it’s a chance to deworm them.
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