I’ve occasionally made the attempt to take a cat out for a drag(*). It’s never really been successful. (We never got to the point of trying it outside.)
https://www.oursuperadventure.com/comic/harnessing-the-cats-june-9th-2025/
(*) – Please note: Do not drag your cat along the ground. The phrase is meant as a joke!
I took my 18 year old to the cottage for the first time (he caught at least 2 mice, and hunted in the living room every night after; I don’t know if he caught anything more), and tried him in a harness and lead for the first time; he purred when I put it on, and enjoyed exploring the front porch, and settled down for a nap. I had no idea that he would such a calm traveller and would take to the harness so easily!
This is Archie, a stray that had been hanging out near the hospital at which my wife works. Someone or something had clipped his ears. After a few weeks of coaxing him with food the missus was able to bundle him into a carrier (without fuss) and brought him home
Archie the cat, chilling in bed after being cleaned of ticks and fleas. Treating an ear infection
Oh, poor little guy! Glad you guys brought him home…
What a handsome guy. He’s lucky to get such a good family.
Clipped ear means trapped/neutered/released perhaps? Did the vet mention existence or not of naughty bits?
Checking for evidence of neutering (neutrality?) wss not the priority for this initial visit, so we don’t know. I know about ear clipping to mark neutered beasts but this clipping is much rougher and excessive.
He looks like a sweet guy. Kudos to Mrs. Axolotl for convincing him to come with her and both of you for bringing him into your home. Glad the vet has already had a look-see
Looks like trauma to me. Dog, fox, or human. Or damage from frostbite. Looks similar to this
I think you may be right. His ears do have a kinda crumpled appearance.
Our latest, her whiskers had all been clipped short. What kind of sicko would do that?
ETA: Oh, if it’s frostbite or other natural danger, that’s still bad, but at least not humans-are-the-worst bad.
The Beige Ones do seems to be extra special - ours would purr like mad and starfish the air when no one was in the room with him. He was one of the sweetest cats I’ve known. 
ETA
…and now @Axolotl and Co have saved a Beige One, too! YAY!
A friend in high school had a cat that lost most of both ears to frostbite. She called him “The Fearless Earless”.
Biscuit is a very sweet guy, although he is bitey when he gets overstimulated.
Not only is he a dilute ginger, but his fur is tipped in the palest off-white, so he has a silvery shimmer, which doesn’t show up in photos.
I wonder if that’s associated with gingers. Both mine are like that. Particularly the Floof
oooooOOOOOOOOOooooo !!! That sounds amazing!
None of our past orange/beige/red kitties were bitey, but Young Topaz can be, esp when you awaken him b/c being so cute, you just hadta pet him.
He must be my familiar: when smol, I occasionally punched or slapped or kicked my mother when she (always very gently) woke me. 
One of my neighbours said that he was possibly the most beautiful cat he’d ever seen, and considering that he’s really just a short haired tabby, I think it came down to the shimmer.