There are several pairs of feral barn cats here on Thetis Island doing yeoman’s work keeping our burgeoning rat population down. They are neutered, and have been adopted from cat rescue organizations on Van. island. They belong here. If you have feral cats in your neighbourhood consider they may be working and on the job...they have a range around their home base, circulating throughout an area, catching rodents for food and heading home for kibble or moving to an adjacent hunting ground once they have cleared out your property.
So...if you trap what appears to be a feral cat, please check with Emily McIvor, Carol Swann or Jesse McLeod to make sure it isn’t a working barn cat. They would be happy to know where their felines are working and bring them home. Please do not assume they came from Penelakut Island and do not release them there.