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An Open Letter to Outdoor/Feral Cat Supporters

10,000 Birds

No: it is the fault of their owners, their former owners, or the Trap-Neuter-Release crowd. It’s so much easier to delete a picture than to end the life of a mortally wounded cat-caught bird, like this Downy Woodpecker … who is alive, but not for long. Is it the fault of the cats? There is no moral ambiguity here.

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Urgent Appeal for Flex, the Greyhound

Animal Person

Flex is a handsome, neutered male, red fawn greyhound (currently under 60 pounds). He came to OCFA totally flea infested and with a few open wounds. One wound (the one on his front right leg) was to the bone. Dogs they can not place in foster care or find adoptive homes for are euthanized after 14 days by county ordinance.

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Make Your Cat an Indoor Cat

10,000 Birds

Trap-neuter-release programs sound nice and let folks think that they are doing good but they actually often add to the problem , and never reach the goal of zero feral cats in an area. I can also remember the fleas they brought home to share with us and the wounds they would get from unknown sources.

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