The easiest solution is for property managers to start a new policy that encourages, if not requires, new residents to have their pets spayed or neutered. The apartment complex staff could simply collect a note from the resident's veterinarian, or a copy of the vet bill for spaying or neutering, when they collect the pet deposit. Unneutered male cats spray, forcing the complex to replace the carpet and repaint the walls. Spayed dogs do not emit bloody discharge that can stain carpets. Spayed cats and dogs do not wail during heat periods, causing neighbors to complain.
Residents are most likely to dump pregnant dogs and cats.
An abandoned pet that has been spayed or neutered is less likely to become feral, so it can be rescued and adopted. It will not add to the overpopulation problem and is less likely to annoy residents by spraying, fighting loudly during the night, or passing diseases to other cats. Managing Feral Cats in the Complex. First, they still believe that they can stop residents from feeding the cats through fines and eviction, and the cats will die or go away. If that doesn't work, they think they can just call Animal Control to haul the cats off.