stray animals
Ownerless roaming pets
Stray animals are domestic animals—typically dogs or cats—that wander without an owner or have been abandoned.
The phrase often appears in municipal codes and animal control contexts: The shelter takes in stray animals.
Unlike feral animals, strays were once domesticated and may still be socialized to humans.
- feralWild after domestication
- homelessWithout a dwelling
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
- shelterProtected place or structure
- humane societyOrganization protecting mistreated animals
rescue · abandoned · lost · lost pet · roaming · alley cats · mongrel · mutt · pound · adoption · collar · pet adoption · microchip · neuter · spay · hungry · scavenging · rabies
- animal sheltersno-kill shelters, shelter dogs, shelter staff, shelter volunteers, dog runs
- Impoundable itemsseized goods, evidence, contraband, vehicles, boats
- lost and foundlost keys, lost luggage
- nuisancespest, ants, bugs, flies, roaches
- urban issuestraffic, congestion, homelessness, crime, parking
- Pet Historydomestication, pet keeping, dog breeds, cat breeds
ownership and domestication status
stray animalspets
Domesticated companion animals
companion animals · domestic animals · purebred dogs · livestock · farm animals
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