There is a HUGE difference between combating wild (feral) populations via spay/neuter programs, and cats that are being treated as PETS (ie they are being fed). When you use the phrase "my cats", you are clearly indicating their status as pets, but in EITHER case, whether pets OR feral, once those cats roam onto private property, they can be trapped and humanely put down. Cats are NOT part of the natural environment, despite what many cat owners believe (and yes, I'm a cat owner myself), and they take a toll on the native populations of birds, small mammals, and other naturally occurring wildlife - which is exactly WHY we have things like "animal control", who, unlike agencies further up the ladder of enforcement of animal-related laws, works to keep those populations controlled.

