What to wear when trying to pick up a feral cat.
I'm sure the Secretary of Nimrods would agree.
When we trapped and took our feral to the animal shelter, it was already sick and breathing like this....SSSSHSCCCHHHNNNIIKKKKKK!! (hence we called him snicky).
Wally went back to the car to mourne, and I waited to get our trap back.
I could only see the shelter guy from the hips up.
I saw him put leather gloves on and look down at the trap a moment, in deep thought.
Then he went and removed the gloves, and put on a different pair that went up practically to the shoulder. Then he put a plastic shield over his face, and opened the top the the big container he was going to transfer him too
As quick as he could, he ducked down and came back up holding the feral by the back of the neck. I'm pretty sure if he had take 1/2 a second longer to turn and deposit him, and shut the lid, the feral would have attached it's entire body to the glove with it's claws.....and this was a sick cat.
Ferals are wild animals. WILD Animals. You woundn't pick up an ocelot, would you?