This is reallyyy old... and I couldn't vote... but...

I DO agree with the OP, to an extent (besides the trap and release part). I DON'T agree with the attitude, but it sounds like she was pretty frustrated at the time.

I hate cats roaming the neighborhood, at large, at all hours. Does that mean I hate cats? No. I love cats. I hate worrying about them, I hate worrying about my dogs hurting them when they wander into my backyard on a daily basis, I hate worrying about the coyotes/owls/foxes/mountain lions in the area who love to snack on them, and I HATE having to literally coast through my neighborhood for fear of hitting a cat. I also HATE fighting back tears when I see the countless dead outdoor cats as a result of all of the aforementioned dangers. It's just not fair.

Twisterdog totally took the words out of my mouth - is a pet's "happiness" (which is subjective) really worth putting that pet's life in danger? I have no qualms with people who allow their cats to have fun outside, supervised. If your cat stays on your property, that's your business. But if you aren't supervising or containing your cat, you are throwing your cat which is YOUR responsibility 24/7/365, into a very dangerous world. Not even considering the diseases that an outdoor cat is at risk of contracting and spreading.... Anyone who says their cat roaming the neighborhood alone is safe is in serious denial.

Who ever said that cats magically have street smarts and dogs don't... hmmm. That's funny. I suppose the hundreds of cats I've seen dead in the road, and the dozens I've seen disembowled by local wildlife, were just mentally challenged cats?