[mdmathis6]

I don’t necessarily disagree that something might need to be done with the cats but a questions arises with that 2 billion dollar figure. I’m having trouble believing that bird watching brings in 2 billion dollars into the state or if it does that the piping plover brings in the majority share of it. I’ll bet cats and their related expenses are a multibillion dollar addition to New Jersey, just in terms of the sales taxes on cat food, cat meds,kitty litter and related cat boxes, cat condos and beds, cat nip and cat toys.

So if you are going to cite economics, the cats win hands down!

[Nathan Zachary]

I agree. 2 BILLION dollars for the sake of 115 birds, of which there are millions of other close relatives everywhere? That's just plain retarded.

There was a time when the taxpayer had control of his wallet. How did all these enviro-mental cases get unlimited access to our pocket books?

If feral cats are a problem, declare open season on them and be done with it. Besides, feral cats are more of a threat to domestic cats, raccoons, fox and other furry critters with all the diseases they carry like feline leukemia's, parvo virus, mange, etc. they spread around.

[Calpernia]

I’m sure that 2 billion dollars is getting earmarked for something OTHER than saving the plover.

Please note, the target is a cat.

I guarantee you seagulls have more to do with the decline of the plover population than a cat does.