I understand that it sometimes works, but the majority of the time it does not. (And mind you, I have a cat I absolutely adore - so I am not coming from a place of indifference about animals). Anyway, all the reading about and discussions I've had with people who are involved with ferals has left me with the understanding that they will capture a pregnant feral, take the kittens, neuter the momma, then put the momma back into the wild because as a rule, adult cats don't domesticate. They take the newborn kittens and put them in foster care, and adopt them out. I got a kitten like that from an adoption place - and although she had never lived in the wild, she acted like she was wild. She was a mess.

So I'm really glad you've had a great experience with adopting a feral cat, but your experience is not the norm.

And when it comes right down to it, as much as I love and respect animals, Newtus is worth much more.