Individuals appointed to a position in either the competitive or non-competitive class are subject to a probationary period as defined in Civil Service Law. Typically the probation for an initial appointment is for a period of one year.
In Washington D.C. alone, for example, there are more than 300 known feral cat colonies. Wildlife are victims of this problem, but feral cats are too as conditions for survival are tough. And as with so many other environmental banes, the root of the problem neatly traces back to a single source: humans.
A free-roaming cat is a tame cat who is friendly toward people, and can either be a cat that has an owner but is allowed to roam outside, or a cat that was formerly owned, but has been abandoned or lost. A feral cat, however, is the wild-born offspring of free-roaming or other feral cats.