1) Teaching children not to be "innocently" abusing them by screaming or throwing things at them.
2) If you are familar with any community cats especially those with good temperament, show your affection to the public by stroking them. However I usually advise children not to touch the cats as some cats may unexpectedly lash out, resulting in injuries and angry parents may complain to the town councils. If there are no caregivers to speak out for the community cats, some town council property officers may just response to such complaint by engaging the pest controllers to cull the cats in the vicinity of complaint.
