First the cold hard facts: There are roughly 70 million stray dogs and cats in the U.S. at any given time.
With cold weather and storms on the way, here’s what you can do to help homeless dogs and cats.
Curated from How to Help Stray Animals Survive the Winter
This post recommends catching the animal. I don’t think that is a good idea. A stray animal is likely scared or hurt and far more likely to bite people who attempt to get close. I`ve looked out for a few stray cats but I did not attempt to catch them.
Why cause the animal even more stress and then leave it to the chance of being adopted at the shelter. Instead it can live as any other animal outdoors and have a natural life just as the other animals do and have always done. If tiny birds can live through the winter then the stray predators will have to do the same. It`s the cycle of life and people should interfere less.