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Be careful if you cross the feralcat freaks – they might protest your business, sue you, and drive you to suicide. Such was the sad fate of a New York City veterinarian who refused to release a stray cat she treated back to a feralcat freak who planned to release the cat back into a feralcat colony.
Dear Outdoor Cat Owners/FeralCat Supporters, Does the photo above sicken you? I’m allergic to cats, but in my lifetime I’ve rescued five of them. The last one, who took up residence under my house on a frigid January afternoon, is now a friend’s happy, healthy indoor cat. Is it the fault of the cats?
Much has been made in these pages about the havoc that feralcats wreak on native birds. Maybe Daleks could be trained to focus on feralcats?). A kindhearted SPCA worker took Frankie off the streets (or, rather, out of the carpark) and helped him adjust to more traditional cat food.
What can be done to solve the intractable problem of wildlife and feralcats? Peter, who lives in New York State, noticed two feralcats living near his house. Peter, who loves cats, has saved two of them from the normally short and brutal life of a feralcat. Ask Peter Paonessa.
The National Park Service is finally going to remove the feralcat colony from Plumb Beach, part of the Gateway National Recreation Area. As is only to be expected, the cat crazies are out in force trying to stop this wholly rational and logical action. … Conservation Brooklyn cats Plum Beach'
The American Bird Conservancy announced a new study that feralcats prey on the endangered Hawaiian Petrel. Conservation American Bird Conservancy cats Hawaii petrels' At the risk of sounding insensitive, duh. That would be news.
Mark Gamin, a Cleveland lawyer, likes cats and birds both. He likes books too, which made him the ideal reviewer for Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer. Marra and Chris Santella, authors of Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer (Princeton University Press, 212 pp.,
He wrote a column , not for Audubon, but for the Orlando Sentinal , in which he advocated the killing of feralcats instead of the use of trap-neuter-release. It has also apparently been edited by the newspaper since it was originally published to make it more palatable for the crazy cat people.).
We here at 10,000 Birds are firmly on the side of those who want to keep cats indoors. The American Bird Conservancy has been at the forefront of that fight and they have written a letter to the mayors of the fifty largest cities in the United States asking them to help stop the rising tide of feralcats.
On 14 March, 2013, the Orlando Sentinel published an opinion piece by Ted Williams under the headline “Trap, neuter, return programs make feral-cat problem worse.” Then he gave a couple of alternative solutions to the feralcat problem: There are two effective, humane alternatives to the cat hell of TNR.
Cory Williams, of the famed "Mean Kitty" YouTube videos (which are really funny), has a good how-to video about doing a trap, spay/neuter, and release of feralcats in your neighborhood. The video was done on behalf of the Stray Cat Alliance. Tags: feralcats.
So here is a nice story and video about a HSUS rescue of a California feral colony. Tags: HSUS california animal rescue feralcats. Haven't been into deep posts at all. It makes me want to get back into animal rescue, which is where my animal rights activism started.
After careful consideration of all of the enlightened arguments that have been made by those in favor of Trap-Neuter-Return for feralcats in recent blog posts , we here at 10,000 Birds have been completely convinced by their well-thought-out, logical, and airtight conclusions.
Here’s hoping that Charles County, Maryland, stands up to the feralcat mafia and moves ahead with plans to require cats be licensed and special “animal fancier” licenses be required for those who harbor ten or more cats on their property.
Apparently Alley Cat Allies only wants to protect feralcats, an introduced predator that decimates native wildlife communities. And should a group dare question the wisdom of domestic cats being outdoors they are “extremists” in the eyes of the crazy cat people.
Your support went as viral as the emails from Alley Cat Allies. Now if we can just get the National Audubon Society to start putting some money where their mouth is on the feral / outdoor cat issue… UPDATE – To the cat crazies I have one thing to say. I was touched and humbled. Thanks so much my friends.
Smithsonian Institute researcher is accused of trying to poison street cats outside her apartment building on 15th Street in Northwest. Dauphine works at the National Zoo studying wild birds, where her research has focused on one of birds’ enemies: cats. Here’s hoping that Dauphine has her name cleared.
And third, related to next week’s post, there is an interesting project being started in North Carolina in which little monitoring devices are being attached to cats to see what they do when running around wild. Unfortunately these are house cats, not feral, that live outdoors (for some reason). And daily feces analysis.
Thanks to Alley Cat Allies , one of my favorite groups, for posting this web page with financial resources for people struggling to care for pets or feralcat colonies. Tags: spay/neuter cats animal rescue feralcats. These guys are just awesome.
Dynamic duo Janel Parrish (Pretty Little Liars) and Brendan Robinson (Pretty Little Liars) walk the red carpet at Kitty Bungalow’s CATS for Cats benefit concert at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. The stars turned out for the 2nd annual CATS for Cats charity event on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.
We've been supporters of Alley Cat Allies for years, ever since we rescued a feralcat colony living in our apartment building's parking lot 14 years ago (5 of those clowns are aging nicely with us with us now.including Charlotte who's on the masthead). Tags: activism feralcats donations advocacy nonprofits.
Caring for the homeless cat population in Los Angeles, FixNation , offers free spay and neuter services to caregivers of community cats. FixNation sterilizes more than 70 cats each day and will have successfully trapped, neutered and returned 80,000 cats by the summer of 2012.
Last summer, Alley Cat Allies conducted an analysis of Illinois Department of Agriculture reports collected from the 247 animal pounds and shelters licensed by the state that handled cats in 2006. More than 60,000 cats were killed in Illinois animal pounds and shelters in 2006. Tags: feralcats.
For some reason, a cat kept showing up at night. So, Ellen put out food and water for the cat. If this is a truly feralcat, I think the best thing to do would be to trap her and give her a good home. Ellen Degeneres has a 24 hour webcam on her set. You can see the footage here. Very strange.
We have observed Pied Oystercatcher parents chase of White-bellied Sea-Eagles and unfortunately there are feralcats and feral foxes have become more prevalent too. There are numerous species of raptors around Broome including Black Kites and Whistling Kites.
Feral Muscovy Ducks seem to attract many of those epithets. Not only are the individual ducks hard to look at, but in groups, the feral populations create the same messes other masses of waterfowl do. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Thanks for visiting!
After all, there is no hunting and while I watched the turkeys they routed a feralcat that dared come near the flock of twelve which consisted of two tom turkeys and ten hens. There is a flock of Wild Turkeys that strut around like they own the place and they might very well be right.
She sorts out the taxonomic tangles for laypeople in some of the most well-turned popular science writing I’ve had the pleasure to read, and then moves on to discuss the sparrow as symbol in folklore and literature, the great Sparrow Wars following the introduction of the House Sparrow to the US (a series of escapades that produced some publications (..)
Feralcats are a huge problem in Australia and they do take a lot of the eggs. These are not pet cats, but cats that have only ever lived in the wild and can survive in extreme conditions.
As I looked again with my binoculars, I noticed a feralcat close to where the bird had been and presumed that this must have been what put the bird to flight. A long search failed to refind the thrush, so I moved on, happy enough, but less than elated.
The subject is one that comes up a lot in this blog and other bird blogs, the subject of cats and their effect on wildlife. As most people know cats, both feral and domestic, have a pretty big impact on wild birds and other wildlife, and the effect of mammals is particularly profound in New Zealand.
In addition to historic habitat loss and hunting, Nenes face introduced predators such as mongoose and feralcats. With help, the Nene population has increased to around 2,000 individuals. Still, these geese face significant population threats.
Erubbermaids “Roughneck” homes create the perfect winter sanctuary for feralcats Opossums, raccoons and skunks. Feralcats are exposed to cold temperatures, wind and freezing rain in the winter. Create a safe shelter for the feralcats and animals in your area by following these directions. Marker of pen.
It isn’t a very promising park, to be sure – it’s loaded with art, and everyone knows that birds hate art, or maybe they hate the feralcats that live under the art (probably the latter.) I gave the stink-eye to the obviously well-fed cats. People walk their dogs and do yoga there.
Part of the threat to the birds’ existence has been ravaging by feralcats , which eat both adults and chicks alike. That means about 600 acres will hopefully become cat-free, leaving the birds to breed and live in peace.
One massively negative aspect of birding Tybee Island is the sheer volume of feralcats and outdoor cats. It is clear that the trap-neuter-release efforts are doomed to failure, as they always are, and I saw three obviously pregnant cats in my short time there. They are everywhere! It didn’t get any.
A couple of cats hiss at him and he freaks out, gets out a gun and shoots them? Grasso finally got his day in court Monday, testifying that he shot and killed three cats last June only after they had hissed and spat at him from the basement of a Lackawanna apartment complex. “I I've captured a number of feralcats.
There was evidence of feralcats and now we have seen foxes around Broome we know they will also be a threat to our local shorebirds. Pied Oystercatcher chicks can swim, but maybe feralcats will too if they are hungry. Some nests had clearly been there for some time and had contained eggs until recently.
I wish for a federal law prohibiting domestic and feralcats from roaming free outdoors. Violation of the law would be punishable by substantial fines, plus the cat owners would be required to perform community service at a local wildlife rehabilitation facility. Change in Law. That’s easy!” wrote Veronica in California. “I
Feralcats are also a problem in Broome. The adult Pied Oystercatcher was very alert to any movement. Having an eye on the sky is of utmost importance. There are numerous threats from above including Black Kites , Whistling Kites and Brown Goshawks. Pied Oystercatcher – always alert. We returned to the area the following day.
The main problem appears to be feralcats, but there is also predation from birds of prey and the parent Pied Oystercatchers do their utmost to protect their young. We are unsure of the exact predator, but there are cat prints in the area. Feralcat prints at nest site-eggs gone.
We have to understand, though, that this was a natural predator and not one of our introduced feralcats or foxes. The moist Pied Oystercatcher nest site after the thieving. It was not a good result at all and not what we had hoped to find.
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