Will Cats Protection come and catch a stray tom cat?

[Methe]

Over the last few weeks we've had a problem with a huge mangy black tom cat terrorising our neighbourhood. My 9 month old cat has been neutured but he's still trying to break in to our house frequently. I have friends who live quarter of a mile away and he's making a nuisance of himself there.

I think he's a stray, he's certainly very matted and unfriendly but he's not underweight.

What should we do?

[thecatneuterer]

He definitely needs catching and neutering. In theory CPL should be able to help, but there is such a lot of demand on their services that I'm not sure how likely it is (I imagine they prioritise unneutered females, ill/injured cats or cats in immediate danger) but definitely give them a call.

[Lonecatwithkitten]

They may give you a trap and ask you to monitor it and then phone when the boy is caught. Then they will come for him.

[Methe]

I thought about a trap but we have so many cats in our neighbourhood we would be catching everyone's pets plus I don't think many traps would be big enough,this boy so massive! I'll give cpl a ring over the weekend and see if they can suggest anything.

[Lonecatwithkitten]

Traps are really the only effective way to catch a fit and healthy stray.