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Solving the feral cat fiasco Complaints of wild felines prompt city officials to act By EMILY FEATHERSTON
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The Class of 2016 As graduation season approaches, some Vestavia Hills seniors share their favorite high school moments.
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When Cahaba Heights resident Scott Roby walks down his street, he doesn’t see squirrels or birds. He sees cats. The Cahaba Heights area has become the epicenter of a feral cat problem that has led the Vestavia Hills City Council to take action. “It’s really taken on a life of its own,” Roby said. During the past five years, Roby said he and his neighbors have been dealing with dozens of cats in and around their yards and even under their homes. He said he has had cats breeding and destroying ductwork under his house, and his neighbors have had trouble with smells from urine spray and feces. Roby attributes the problem to two houses on the corner of Autumn Lane and Valley Park Drive. He
A feral cat peers out from behind a box on the side of a road in Cahaba Heights. Photo by Emily Featherston.
said the houses appear to be abandoned and are surrounded by trees and shrubs. “The cats live all through there,” he said. “It’s causing them to roam around our neighborhood.”
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