This one just seems so unfair. 🙁 In February, news broke about an elderly man jailed for feeding cats. He was 76, lived in Texas, and fed some stray cats… And he went to jail.  What the heck?! Don’t we have anything better to do with our time?

He spent nine days in jail because he wouldn’t pay a $900 fine for feeding stray cats. The mayor argued that laws against feeding strays are important to keep the number of strays down. But really? This city’s answer to the stray population is STARVATION?

Hmm… I can think of a few better solutions. Like adopting them out (or, if they’re feral, adopting them to farm owners who need barn cats to keep down the mice population.) Oh, and maybe instituting a Trap-Neuter-Release program?

There’s an interesting Reddit thread on the topic where you can read a lot of discussion (23 comments’ worth) along with pros and cons. But for me, this article just makes me sad. What do you think? Leave a comment below and let me know.