A colony of feral cats that were spayed and neutered, then released, now need new homes since they have become a nuisance for some. In a wooden glen near Northlake subdivision, the colony of 17 feral cats live, play and hunt. They also visit homes in the neighborhood just north of downtown Statesboro off North Main Street, and some residents don't like it. Thanks to efforts by Jessica Hines and a couple of her friends, the cats can no longer reproduce, but they still leave paw prints and scratches on vehicles, get into trash and even cause problems with those allergic to felines, said Bulloch County Humane Enforcement Supervisor Joey Sanders. Since the cats are technically wild and causing complaints, it is Humane Enforcement's responsibility to trap and remove them, he said. But Hines fears the cats will be euthanized. She has been caring for the colony for almost two years. She and another woman feed the cats, have provided them small shelters in the woods and have trapped them one by one, paying to have them neutered in an attempt to control their population.
Needed: Homes for feral cats
Local woman has taken care of colony for 2 years