feeding strays trnc North Cyprus

steptoenoel


Joined: 27/04/2011
Posts: 116

Message Posted:
24/06/2011 02:03

As we all seem to be animal lovers could someone please tell me if i do the wrong thing?I only can be trnc 1 month at a time so i feed cats dogs etc.I have been told to stop because i encourage them.I think if i can give them a full belly for 4 weeks so what.Am i wrong

erolz


Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3456

Message Posted:
24/06/2011 02:06

Tough question steptoenoel and personaly I do not think there is a 'right' answer. We certainly fed strays when we used to visit on holiday before we came here to live permanently but always with some trepidation that we might have caused more harm than good in the long run. In the end you do what you hope is best and hope for the best.

steptoenoel


Joined: 27/04/2011
Posts: 116

Message Posted:
24/06/2011 02:11

Erolz.last occasion was april,we had the most beautifull litter of about 9 pups at Patara City.Timid at the start but heaven knows how many kickings they had,my heart broke leaving them but there were local residents also feeding them

metin


Joined: 08/09/2008
Posts: 1588

Message Posted:
24/06/2011 07:28

Feed them...... its one less meal they have to worry about. When you leave they will find another way to feed themselves (even if it means rooting through the rubbish bags).

My friend who is a swallow (comes and goes 3 months at a time), feeds a family of cats, everytime she is here. I don't know where they go to when she goes away, but they always turn up within a day of her returning.....looking no different to before.

One tip I learnt from a man here, always carry some dog food in the car, then if you see some poor half-starved animal, you can give him a meal.

Now I await the backlash from the non animal lovers !!!

sienna


Joined: 09/01/2009
Posts: 1627

Message Posted:
24/06/2011 08:44

It is a difficult one but I am the same I cannot bear to see it so I feed them - we had a stray dog on our site and took turns as owners came out to feed her, but she had to go as some owners didnt like it , agood home was found for her in the end AS you say a few less meals to worry about for them

araneae


Joined: 24/06/2011
Posts: 193

Message Posted:
24/06/2011 09:42

Message 2 well said we feel it is a fine line to tread , often here in cyprus strays and lost are not so the often are just having a wonder.



Well done all animal lovers in cyprus.