Pets
Cat Caretakers Coordinate To Help Save Feral Felines During Chill
"We see an uptick in calls for abuse or neglect this time of year," according to the Anti-Cruelty Society.
CHICAGO — The dangerously cold temperatures plaguing Chicago this week could be deadly for many outdoor creatures, including the estimated 200,000 feral cats that live in the Chicago area.
Feral cats’ self-sufficient nature means they get by largely without humans, but the frigid temperatures sweeping the midwest this week will test their resilience. Temperatures could plummet to 23 below zero Wednesday night and never reach above zero until Thursday afternoon. It hasn’t been minus 20 or worse since the mid 1990s.
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