I grew up on a farm and we had barn cats we kept to keep mice put of the hay and animal feed. All spayed and neutered of course. However, now and then unfixed

I grew up on a farm and we had barn cats we kept to keep mice put of the hay and animal feed. All spayed and neutered of course. However, now and then unfixed strays would show up, like the setup, and stay. It's crazy how fast cats can multiply. By the time we figured out there was stray in the barn, they would either be knocked up when they get there or get knocked up by the hordes of traveling Tom cats. We would give away what cats we could and got the rest fixed. Some of the Tom cats would be violent as well. Not just cat fighting, straight up killing our cats. They definitely got put down when we saw them. This is in the country, I could imagine the problem is much worse closer to big population centers with more food and fresh escapees. By the way, you can get cats fixed for free at certain places. Just keep in mind they dock one of the ears so they can keep tabs on the cats. Can't share a link right now I'm on break. I love cats by the way. Still trying to save up for a place of my own so I can own two. Unfortunately the housing market has been crazy and I probably missed my chance.