We rarely go out of our way to adopt wayward kitties, when we're ready for another one they just seem to show up, either as dumped kittens or lost pets. Had some really good ones just show up over the years and we take them in, spend a ton of money on them, and love them to bits. I hate to put down the really wild ones but have to occasionally to have any hope of having chapparal, lizards, toads, etc. Having a good outdoor cat or three around the house keeps the snakes, centipedes, scorpions, and sometimes even the rodents at bay, and the chummy cats don't seem to travel far if kept fed. Since the area we live has become much more populated in recent years, the wildlife and wild domestics have become crowded on the 30 or so brushy, hilly acres that include my place and the edges of several others, as yet all un-fenced, so I feel it's my responsibility to keep the situation managed as best I can. I make sure the deer stay watered year-round, have a safe place to fawn, and put out subsistence feed in lean times. I'd feed the birds since the population of natives has really dwindled in recent years, but when I do the varmints catch on quickly and it gets out of control. The indoor cats have to stay indoors 100% anymore due to road traffic and too many really irresponsible dog owners.