At Mayport, colonies of feral cats are being cared for by volunteers who trap, neuter, vaccinate and release them. That's the type of cat-control picketers want at NAS Jacksonville. The traps at NAS Jax are set under buildings and housing, where an estimated 200 thrive. But the trapped cats are then handed over to animal control for disposal, where their chances of survival get slimmer.
Officials say that wild cats are hard to adopt-out.
Channel 4's Joe Conger said. There's a strong possibility of that, but there are other considerations out here. Both sides agree that the problem isn't the cats, it's pet ownership. The Navy said that it plans programs to educate its sailors on their responsibilities, and may even require microchips with owner information placed on all of the base cats to track them, rather than trap them. Mayport appears to be re-examining its own feral cat policy.