Stray

A stray is a cat or dog that does not belong to any Sim. Strays are very much like townies, except that they are animals. However, strays who enter a residential lot will usually stay a while, instead of just walking by as townies do.

Strays were first introduced in The Sims: Unleashed, and reappeared in The Sims 2: Pets. In both games, Sims can befriend and adopt strays.

Dogs

 * Spike Strays
 * Buzz Strays
 * Fifi Strays
 * Cher Strays

Cats

 * Cali Strays
 * Spork Strays
 * Aristotle Strays
 * Fluffly Strays

Unlike other Townies, the game does not randomly generate the Strays: they are the same in every neighborhood, and in all games. All the default strays in Unleashed have zero personality and skills. The game will not replace strays who are adopted, however, a cat or dog owned by player-controlled Sims will join the Strays family if it is neglected.

Strays in Pets
Strays in Pets have no last name, and their appearance is the default cat or dog breed. There's an issue, where when Pets Patch or later expansion pack is installed, strays will no longer visit community lots. This can be fixed by using this mod. Category:Townie pets is an incomplete list of the strays who appear in every neighborhood.