I live in Stark, Co., Ohio and rescued cats for 14 years. I wouldn't work w/rescue agencies because every time I called for help, I got the same answer. They're just too overloaded and overwhelmed. As long as a cat had a warm bed and meals and had been spayed/neutered, they didn't consider it as needing a home. Feral cats are difficult to place because they're difficult to socialize and sometimes they never can be. If I had taken in every cat that I rescued, I'd have hundreds in my home now. We can only do so much. Yes, it's a dangerous world out there for a cat but ferals have learned how to survive and it may seem callous but it's important to allow the colonies to die out by spay/neuter. If not, the colonies will continue to reproduce and the problem will never go away. At least those cats are being taken care of which is not the case w/most ferals. I can sympathize w/this woman but this is the chance we take when we feed and care for strays.