THE EASY STREET CATS BLOG

Feral or Fearful?

Feral or Fearful? How to tell the difference. When dealing with community cats, you hear the word "feral" to describe them a lot.  Probably too much.  When is a cat feral and when is it just afraid of contact with people? According to the definition: "A feral cat is an un-owned domestic cat that lives outdoors and avoids human contact: it does not allow itself to be handled or touched, and usually remains hidden from humans."  So, a feral cat is one that has returned to the wild and is no

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Trees: 1, Easy Street: 0

Trees: 1, Easy Street: 0 Into every life, some rain must fall... We heard it happen. It wasn't a big, dramatic crashing like you would imagine; just a series of three rather soft noises that blended in with the howling winds that were happening outside during a recent storm. It had been a brutally cold Winter and Spring was turning out to be as contentious with high winds and raging thunderstorms. The next day, we looked out our back window to see that the neighbors tree had fallen over,

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Welcome To Easy Street Cats!

Welcome to the Easy Street Cats Blog This blog is where we will keep everyone updated as to the goings-on at the Easy Street Cats rescue. This is the first time we've attempted anything like this, so I'm sure that we will make some mistakes along the way, but we're hoping they'll be learning opportunities and will keep pushing us forward. We will also keep you updated on the progress of the actual shelter and our efforts to get the cats relocated here. We already have some stories to tell, so

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