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Animal activists want to save feral cats at Veterans Stadium from wrecking ball
The Pittsburgh Post=Gazette ^
| Tuesday, May 27, 2003
| The Associated Press
Posted on 05/27/2003 10:34:40 AM PDT by Willie Green
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:35:11 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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PHILADELPHIA -- Animal rights advocates hope to rescue the legendary feral cats that roam Veterans Stadium before the ballpark is razed next year.
The wild critters stalk the cavernous stadium, munching on potato skins, nachos and whatever else fans leave behind.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: baseball; cats; peta
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To: Willie Green
I can't believe we are going to destroy one of the feral cat's last natural habitats. This is appalling.
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posted on
05/27/2003 10:37:21 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(If you're looking for a friend, get a dog.)
To: Willie Green
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The H#LL WITH PETA......LET ME HAVE IT!!
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posted on
05/27/2003 10:38:13 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I will defend to your death my right to say it)
To: Flurry
I have a good solution- I hear they taste like chicken?
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posted on
05/27/2003 10:39:17 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(I'm formidable with that)
To: Willie Green
Scott Mellanby of the NHL's Florida Panthers killed a rat in the locker room before a game in 1995, leading to a time-honored tradition at Panther games in which fans throw rubber rats on the ice after the team scores a goal.
On the other hand, a hail of rubber cats cascading down on the field after an Eagles touchdown or a Phillies home run probably isn't a good idea.
To: Willie Green
This article is too confusing . . . I'm going to go take a shower . . .
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posted on
05/27/2003 10:44:41 AM PDT
by
w_over_w
(How much wood would a Woodchuck chuck if a Woodchuck would chuck wood?)
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To: Willie Green
Save the cats sounds really nice, But they shouldn't let the Eagles fans to leave the stadium before the wrecking ball comes a swinging.
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posted on
05/27/2003 10:48:49 AM PDT
by
CJ Wolf
(Eagles choke like chickens every year.)
To: Willie Green
This is a people problem, not a cat problem. Any person who has a cat needs to keep them indoors and neutered. Allowing them to run loose outdoors is just irresponsible. Our two cats stay indoors at all times. They seem to be quite contented.
As to the ferel cat problem, they should all be euthanized.
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posted on
05/27/2003 10:50:02 AM PDT
by
RichardW
To: RichardW
Let a coyote loose inside the Vet for a few weeks -- the cats will be gone in no time.
To: RichardW
Tell that to the Viking Kitties that purge FR of Trolls...
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posted on
05/27/2003 10:53:40 AM PDT
by
Zavien Doombringer
(If common sense is so common, why is it so difficult to find it?)
To: Willie Green
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posted on
05/27/2003 10:55:28 AM PDT
by
circles
To: w_over_w
Hey, this is a family site!
What you and your pu$$y get up to in the shower is none of our concern.
;-)
To: RichardW
Our cats are always spayed or neutered and they can go outside when they want. They love to prowl around the gardens.
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posted on
05/27/2003 11:11:50 AM PDT
by
Snowy
(My golden retriever can lick your honor student)
To: Mr. K
Just put a Chinese restaurant nearby.
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posted on
05/27/2003 11:20:14 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(If you're looking for a friend, get a dog.)
To: Willie Green
Perhaps hot dogs and beer would have worked better. What the heck do you think the hot dogs are made from in the first place?
To: Mr. K
Cat, the other white meat?
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posted on
05/27/2003 12:21:49 PM PDT
by
hadaclueonce
("shoot low, they are riding shetlands.")
To: Willie Green
So they are going to spay and neuter the cats and then what? Let them go free into the wild again? Isn't that animal abandonment and a crime?
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posted on
05/27/2003 1:51:40 PM PDT
by
Chewbacca
(My life is a Dilbert cartoon.)
To: Chewbacca
Fix-and-release actually helps keep the feral population down. If you just kill them, then other cats breed more to pick up the slack. Releasing the fixed animals causes a lower birthrate among the unsterilized cats.
To: Willie Green
We don't know how many stray and feral cats there are, but truly there are millions," she said. rescuers at the Vet laid out 30 cage-type traps
Only one cat gave in to the tempting treats.
Sounds like exageration on the total number, or they are looking for lifetime employment at that rate!
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posted on
05/27/2003 3:00:39 PM PDT
by
StriperSniper
(Frogs are for gigging)
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