They go to the pound or the cat/dog shelter or the RSPCA.
A pet is loved, has a home, a family and a name, gets fed and watered regularly, a pet is happy, a stray has none of these. A stray may have been born a stray or kicked out of a once loving home, or jusy wandered a little too far from home and got lost.
The plural of "stray" is "strays." This term refers to multiple animals that have wandered away from home or their owners. It can also be used more broadly to describe anything that is lost or not in its proper place.
There is no real advantage to stray animals. Stray animals over populate areas and they can cause a threat to human health.
Well stray animals are usually abondoned by the parents or abused or neglected by their former owners so sometimes they wind up with no owner because they are at a shelter waiting for a home right at this minute!
Find them a home. Shelters kill animals that don't get adopted.
Stray used as a verb means to wander aimlessly, become lost or to deviate from the path or place where one is supposed to be. As a noun, it most often refers to a domestic animal that is lost or without a home or owner.
Stray animals are homeless animals living on the street or just homeless.
Stray cats may seek shelter, food, or attention when they sit outside your door. They could be lost, looking for a home, or simply exploring their surroundings.
To help stray animals, people have taken in animals, started organizations, raised awareness on animals and donate to other organizations.
save a stray and make his day
The stray kitten is most likely something much more mundane such as an irresponsible pet owners that don't spay and/or neuter their animals.
Stray or estray means that the animal is lost from its home, ranch, farm, pasture or wherever it should normally be. Its like the lost dog you see running around trying to figure out where it should go to get home.