LOL ...

My 84-year old mom is the queen at taming feral / stray cats. The pro's generally say it cannot be done, but she does it somehow. They run to her porch upon command, she pets them, and so forth. Of course, they want food and handouts in return. However, she started to get the cat population explosion also. So, the neighbors started to gently complain and the only real key was to systematically "grab" one at a time and take it to the shelter which offered free spaying/neutering. We called around and found a place which would do it for free if you made a "voluntary" contribution. Well, it was worth $5 bucks per cat. Right now, through whatever attrition nature provides, she only has 2 cats left. They have been at my parent's door for the last 7 or so years, so I am guessing in a few more years, they will all be gone. I believe the tally hit almost 20 cats at their height of power. But, once they started to get fixed, one or two would start to disappear here and there. A few became indoor cats I think, some got hit by cars, and who knows about the others. Removing the reproductive organs does in fact work in reducing the herd. My mom will smile knowing there's other folks out there who are generous to cats.