Feral cats, endangered birds each have defenders [Animal rights activists battle each other]

New York Newsday ^ | April 7, 2008 | PATRICK WHITTLE

[Condor51]

I don't see the problem.

The birds poop on the beach and leave it.
The cats bury theirs - ergo, let kitty kill the filthy birds.

[The_Victor]

Careful there. Humans aren't native species to that area either. You might want to re-think that.

Come now, what do you want, consistency? These are cat haters, the non-native argument is just an excuse.

[Condor51]

*** The birds are a native species. The cats are not. ****

If the birds are a 'native species', why do they go away every year? The cats don't leave.

And maybe the filthy birds are getting offed where they go in the winter.

[Condor51]

"But Cedar Beach's 30 or so feral cats..."

There's no such thing as a 'Feral Cat'.
They're 'Homeless Cats', or 'Undocumented Kitties'.

[Beagle8U]

“They need to release a mating pair of coyotes to go after the feral cats. Here in Johnson County, in fact, in the richest township, Leawood, KS, the coyotes are snatching fluffy from his back yard as a tasty appetizer.”

What works in KS and the plains states doesn’t work in states with lots of trees. The Yotes wont catch many feral cats.

[Question_Assumptions]

We’ve bred dogs to all sizes, teacup to titanic, but we never tried to produce Doberman-sized housecats. That’s because Doberman-sized housecats would try to kill us.

Yes, but if we could get them to go after the non-migrating Canadian Geese that are infesting New Jersey, it might just be worth it.

[Condor51]

I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to respond to you. It was for #6.

#6 (Constitution Day), please see my post 23

[Gorzaloon]

They need to release a mating pair of coyotes to go after the feral cats. Here in Johnson County, in fact, in the richest township, Leawood, KS, the coyotes are snatching fluffy from his back yard as a tasty appetizer.

They sure are around me, in Massachusetts. It disgusts me to see those sad "Missing Cat" posters on telephone poles. They aren't missing, they are EATEN, dimbulbs.

We try to put up coyote warning posters for all the good it does. One dumb relative of mine keeps adopting them from shelters, then watches "Born Free" and feeds the coyotes. I wish the shelters would shut her off.

[martin_fierro]

But seriesly, the thing I remember about L.I. beaches was the sheer amount of signs everywhere.

"Do this!" "Don't do that!" Everywhere.

[Constitution Day]

You cat people are so predictable. LOL!

[READINABLUESTATE]

The birds are a native species.
The cats are not.

This cannot be repeated loud enough or often enough.

Cats are aliens birds are not. Now if stray cats only ate the offspring of escaped parrots then I guess that would be fair.

[bert]

Any cat off it’s owner’s lot is feral.

[samtheman]

Cat fight!

[samtheman]

They aren't missing, they are EATEN, dimbulbs.

Too true. About the eaten, and about the dimbulbs.

[Charlespg]

You cat people are so predictable. LOL!

Mr tiddles can do no wrong /s

And I'm all for shooting feral cats

[Muleteam1]

When the birds start feeding on the mice in my garages and barns, I’ll defend them against the feral cats that inhabit this west Texas property. Also the cats keep the obnoxious European Starlings away. Right now, my vote is for the cats.

[Abathar]

"The cats bury theirs - ergo, let kitty kill the filthy birds."

Hehehe, kind of funny considering your screen name...

[Biggirl]

Bookmarked to my cats only folder for latter reading. Thank-you. =^..^=

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Sounds like time for the bird lovers to import some infected cats, then let nature take its course.