From: nhpeacenik	Date: March 7th, 2008 05:23 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Re: Ginger cat

Thanks for letting me know about this website. According to their definitions, this is definitely a "stray cat" rather than a "feral cat", since she knows all about litterboxes and dry cat food, and really likes and trusts people. The website asserts that feral cats are no more likely to have diseases (such as cat leukemia or cat AIDS) than cat that come from a shelter, which is a different line than I've heard from veterinarians (there is a lot of propaganda about how dangerous contact with feral cats is). They also advocate a spay/neuter-and-release program that lets feral cats go back to their communal dens and live a normal life, rather than be killed or placed in homes. We may have a local family interested in adopting Gingersnap; I'll post an update later.