Taking in cats

I agree with AzDeb if neighbors don’t agree I would provide them with a sheltered spot to get away from the elements–into a garage or shed if possible and when temperatures drop really low let them come in if need be. The Cats might choose to stay with you and then what can you do. Cats are well known for doing their own choosing

Many years ago, I provided shelter for a feral colony. This was before any local agency had assumed responsibility for cats; Animal Control was responsible for dogs, and that was it. I was living in an old house with a large, covered front porch. In the wintertime, I cut a hole in a cardboard box that was sealed on all sides. I set it on the porch right against the wall of the house. I placed the box on a small rug and draped a second rug over the top and sides for insulation. Each morning I looked inside the box and saw a solid mass of black fur with one white lump (the ferals were all black and one white cat had taken up with them). Once, I put my hand inside the box, and the air in it felt positively toasty. I guess that’s what happens when a bunch of 101-degree bodies come together in an enclosed space.

i would, i would say if they asked me, ”you don’t let them come in, so they could die, i am keeping them, you want me to take this to animal control?!”

That simple! they can’t be left to DIE!

The cardboard box nest sounds like an excellent compromise to me. Of course it depends exactly how cold it normally gets wherever Iloveboots lives.