I have been feeding a stray cat in my local area for over two months now. I can offer shelter in my greenhouse but can’t house it due to allergies. I’m buying food every week for it and it’s started dragging dead rodents and birds to our doorstep as a thank you which is, of course, lovely but actually quite distressing. I have tried to locate an owner using a paper collar and the local Facebook community page but no such luck, it doesn’t have a microchip. It barely leaves our garden tbh so I’m certain it doesn’t have an owner. It has also started excreting in the NDN’s garden which has caused understandable complaints, I have apologised profusely and explained I just can’t find a home for it.
Now the issue is the weather is starting to turn bad and I feel sorry for it. I have contacted literally every shelter within a 60 mile radius (refuse to travel more than 120 miles) and all have said they’re full. It’s on a few waiting lists but they have told me their waiting lists are long. RSPCA were no help at all, they told me this cat isn’t a priority because it’s being fed so basically if I stopped feeding it they’d maybe help? I don’t know what to do in all honesty, does anyone have any further advice?