stray cat

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The latter is a big issue in New York, where the stray cat population is estimated at around half a million.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

"So we do think it's actually a stray cat, possibly a farm cat," she said.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024

Nguyen says this has hampered efforts for “trap-neuter-return” programs carried out by shelters to get stray cat populations in check.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

While experts have not yet reached a determination about how the man contracted the infectious disease, some speculate that he may have contracted it from a stray cat.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2024

Even his mother had told him once about a stray cat: “Don’t feed him, or he’ll keep coming back.”

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli