I just had to deal with this very issue on Friday. A feral cat had a litter of kittens in our yard sometime in the last few weeks. I have started trying to trap the kittens. InitiallyI had grand designs of saving them, but upon taking the first kitten to the humane society, I was told that he was really sick (his eyes were all goopy so I kind of suspected that) and they said that I could pay to take him to my own vet or they would have to put him down. I just wasn't willing to risk my own cats health for that of a feral. I felt awful about it, but the poor kitten was obviously very ill anyway, if I had left him outside he would have just died a slow death. I am still trying to catch the rest of the kittens and the mother cat, who most likely passed disease onto the kittens.

The only solution to the problem is to stop it at the source. Ban the sale of ANY pet that has not been neutered/spayed. Severely restrict or highly tax ANY animal breeder (dogs, cats, exotics) and have the money go into programs to shelter all the unwanted results of thier idiocy. Also, chip ALL pets before they are sold/adopted. If the animal is found in the wild, the owner is tracked and fined in a massive way. (Again, not just cats, but dogs and exotics -- there are huge problems in FL with people buying exotic snakes, lizards, etc and releasing them when they get bored. )

Sorry to ramble, this issue hits close to home today, I'm still really sad and angry about the poor kitten.