If the cat welfare advocates and others who have contacted us with concern about the situation would like to help re-home any of the cats that are tame enough to be adoptable, that would be a wonderful solution and would be likely to lead to a much better and longer life for the cats. We make every effort to be sensitive to the needs of all of our residents. Many of those who do have pets have concerns about their pets being exposed to diseases which may be carried by feral cats and other wild animals. We are a pet-friendly community-the residents of Old Hickory Towers are allowed to have pets in their apartments. That is a risk we are unwilling to tolerate when it can be lessened by the simple act of not doing things to attract them to our property. If any of these animals are rabid, they can become aggressive with humans. However, skunks, rats, coyotes, possums, squirrels, and mice also eat cat food. Most of these attacks have been by raccoons. Over our four decades of managing apartments, we have had many incidents where residents were assaulted and injured by wild animals who were attracted to our properties by people feeding feral cats. We hope those who have reviled us for insisting our residents comply with our policies will be gracious enough to presume we are telling the truth when we state that we are doing this for the safety of our residents. We share your disgust for the people who abandon these cats and leave them to fend for themselves in an environment for which they were not naturally intended. We understand the outpouring of support that has occurred regarding feral cats at Old Hickory Towers. Williams and have been working with her and others and believe we have come up with a resolution that is satisfactory to everyone. They still request that the cats are not being fed on Old Hickory Towers property.ĬOO Kirby Davis released the following statement: They are working with residents on a solution. UPDATE: A vice president with Freeman-Webb said they will not evict tenant Patricia Williams for feeding the cats.
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