Feral cats, other animals, a problem at transfer stations

  • Pigs and cats eat food left for them near the Kealakehe Transfer Station. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

  • Chickens and a cat gather by the Kealakehe Transfer Station. (Photos by Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

  • Chickens and pigs roam the brush at the Kealakehe Transfer Station. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
  • Pigs roam the brush at the Kealakehe Transfer Station.

  • Pigs approach the road looking for food at the Kealakehe Transfer Station. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
  • A herd of pigs approach the road looking for food at the Kealakehe Transfer Station. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

HILO — Hawaii County garbage transfer stations are going to the dogs. But especially the cats. Not to mention the pigs, the goats and the chickens.