One million and counting: Israel’s street cat population keeps growing – Agriculture Ministry says that while 75-90% of all feral felines do not live past first year, increasing number of cats across country is threat to public health, local wildlife; animal charity says ministry dodging its role in neutering | ynetnews

Israel’s population of street cats is now believed to have reached the one million mark, thanks to the abundance of food available on the street, the cats’ high reproduction rate and the roaming of domestic and often unneutered cats.
This sharp increase in the number of stray cats has created serious concerns about their wellbeing and the dangers they pose to public health.