Varies wildly for me but usually whenever the opportunity presents itself, although it mostly ends up being cats. I always have cat food and water outside near my back door for strays. Two days ago I brought a can of wet food for a feral momma and her kittens on the other end of town. (Trying to make friends with mom, but not much luck so far.) Was leaving veggies out for a deer that was living in my backyard this spring until she moved on. Occasionally put stuff out for the birds when I can. I also don’t mow certain sections of my yard and my daughter’s yard much because the bees love the clover that grows in those spots.
Varies wildly for me but usually whenever the opportunity presents itself, although it mostly ends up being cats. I always have cat food and water outside near my back door for strays. Two days ago I brought a can of wet food for a feral momma and her kittens on the other end of town. (Trying to make friends with mom, but not much luck so far.) Was leaving veggies out for a deer that was living in my backyard this spring until she moved on. Occasionally put stuff out for the birds when I can. I also don’t mow certain sections of my yard and my daughter’s yard much because the bees love the clover that grows in those spots.
If theyre stray domesticated cats, call your dog catcher to handle them. If theyre feral, leave them the fuck alone and stop fucking feeding them.
More sources for the down voters:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349098809_WILDLIFE_CONSERVATION_IN_INDIA_ISSUES_AND_CHALLENGES
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4778448/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223378778_Feeding_wildlife_as_a_tourism_attraction_A_review_of_issues_and_impacts
https://thefurbearers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022-04-06-Feeding-Lit-Review-V.2.pdf
https://scisimple.com/en/articles/2025-08-04-the-impact-of-feeding-wildlife-on-health--ak56p4m
https://www.environmental-auditing.org/media/2939/2013_wgea_wild-life_view.pdf
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pan3.17
https://www.lpzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Grades-6-to-8_FeedingWildlife.pdf
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/29469598_Feeding_birds_in_our_towns_and_cities_A_global_research_opportunity
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320716306851
https://acvcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/The-Negative-Effects-of-Feeding-Wildlife-with-new-letterhead.pdf
https://environmental.larc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/06/Dont-Feed-the-Wildlife_2018.pdf
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370875582_Should_we_feed_wildlife_A_call_for_further_research_into_this_recreational_activity