my whole time here, i've been wondering if i should be concerned about the apparent aggressive nature of the neighbourhood cats. i wonder if it may have to do with the fact that they were at one point fed here.

we think of alley cats as domestic animals, but in any random sample that's only going to be partly true. there are feral colonies of cats in most cities now that have been wild for multiple generations. they really should be treated as wild animals.

...and the number one rule for living around wild predators is not to feed them, and to make sure they're not eating around you. that's when animals start to get more aggressive around humans.

that's something to keep in mind when you feed the alley cats.