I’ve got the cat/dog hangout trait on a few houses and I put down food for the poor little blighters, but they rarely touch it, even when they’re apparently terribly hungry. Could the team please consider making the strays more likely to eat out of filled pet bowls? It’s completely heartbreaking! Thank you.
I absolutely agree, in fact a while ago I asked for strays to be optional as it ruins Brindleton Bay for me. I don't know why anyone thought we wanted to see animals suffering. They just walk past the pet bowls in parks or at the cat friendly pub. I added them in the jungle too at the bar there but they walk past them and they're always hungry.
One way to look after the strays is to create a dog hangout/cat hangout. Add the traits to any lot and then create a pet shelter. Strays will eat there. They usually mostly arrive at night and they will sleep there too. I attach one I've made. It's the big lot in Brindleton Bay up to the right of the beach. It's just for dogs, I've got the cat one to create next as I lost it due to a bug. I made it huge and the house is open to strays too. So it's like all the strays in town have somewhere to go.
My other Sims go to this spot to adopt dogs too and the owner adopts them and rehomes them to friends and family via Manage Households.
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