CATS (Nuisance roaming cats/threatening wildlife)

Audubon Society ^ | unknown date | Susan Roney Drennan

[Terriergal]

Sheesh I didn't realize they did that much damage!

[Terriergal]

I saw an article very similar to this in the latest Field and Stream just about an hour ago while in the Doctor's waiting room. But I couldn't find a link to that particular article online. However this is pretty close.

[End Times Sentinel]

Funny, in my neighborhood (Italian Market, South Philadelphia) we had a large feral cat community for years. Then the city made a concerted effort to clean the market nightly and we experienced a rapid drop in both pigeon and mice in the area. For several years a feral cat sighting was a rarity.

Then, a couple of years ago, some Vietnamese opened a large grocery store in the neighborhood. Maybe it’s a cultural thing, but proper garbage disposal isn’t real high up on the list of priorities for that group, and you know what? The cats are back.

Owl_Eagle

”Guns Before Butter.”

[Gun142]

Feral and free-ranging cats kill millions of native birds and other small animals annually

Cats are excellent hunters.

[Terriergal]

Go figure. I did catch the line in the article that said: "Feral cat colony management programs known by the acronym TTVNR (Trapped, Tested, Vaccinated, Neutered, Released) are not effective solutions to the problem."

I didn't see them propose a solution other than cat owners keeping their pets indoors.

[Terriergal]

Yeah but they play with their food.

[Terriergal]

AND they kill a lot of stuff they don't eat.

[Terriergal]

In other words, for thrills.

[Gun142]

AND they kill a lot of stuff they don't eat.

Thrill kill?

[phasma proeliator]

ping.

[Sungirl]

This is the Audobon society...they hate cats. Conclusion:Article Skewed.

Feral and free-ranging cats kill millions of native birds and other small animals annually;

Actually Pesticides and pollution kill more birds annually than cats....but they won't tell you that. And I'm not going to argue with you about it....believe it or not.

[phasma proeliator]

"This is the Audobon society...they hate cats. Conclusion:Article Skewed."

I think this may be a first - but I AGREE with you.

[Tennessee_Bob]

Heck yes, they do a lot of damage. We've been working hard at bringing back the bluebirds here and the neighbor has three bluebird boxes that finally have residents...and the cats are stalking the yard all the time.

That's why I went and bought a BB rifle.

[Conservababe]

And terriers sneeze and drool.

[Terriergal]

yawn.

[Terriergal]

heh heh. Yeah I saw my first bluebirds a couple of years ago around here. Man they are gorgeous little things. I'm doing my kitchen with that theme (little by little).

[Terriergal]

Actually St Bernards and other flat faced dogs tend to drool and most terriers don't... and terriers wouldn't sneeze any more than any other dog.

[Terriergal]

Also... trying to figure out what your point was?

[Terriergal]

Not sure why you think they hate cats? I don't hate cats but I do agree with them.

[Terriergal]

GMTA.