well it looks like Belladonna has gone feral again

[magical thyme]

2. goodness no. We have a strong trap and neuter program up here for feral cats and stray dogs

She came from a shelter where she was spayed, given vaccinations and and kept in a cattery house for taming. They literally have volunteers that just sit in the room with the cats to help them get accustomed to people.

If they remain too wild, they release them to a feral colony that lives off the back of their property. If they are midway, they usually put them in their "barn buddy" program and give them away to people who have a barn or shed and will just leave food out for them.

Bella had been advertised as a barn buddy for 10 months, up until just 2 months or less before they put her into their adoption program. It turns out that was a mistake.