OAHS is not unique in this regard. 341 stray cats were taken in at the shelter. Based on experience, most cats are not redeemed by owners. It is sad, but cats and dogs are not treated the same by the community as a whole. Cats are allowed to roam the city, breed indiscriminately and are just replaced by a new cat if they don't come home.
Cats come into the shelter in much worse condition than dogs and in much larger numbers.
Cats must be spayed and neutered and must not be allowed to be outside unrestrained. Dogs and cats must be licensed and leashed, according to City of Oshkosh statutes. Charcoal was neither. There is a large feral cat population in the City of Oshkosh that must be eliminated. These cats are reproducing at an alarming rate.