Comments Nancy P has made

Feral Cats

Shame on you, Umbra. Oft-cited studies are often misleading and promoting killing one species to save another is revolting.

It's time to move beyond trap and remove strategies and the wildlife versus cats debate and focus on the most effective way to reduce the numbers of homeless cats - a common goal of cat and wildlife advocates. Resources are available at www.humanesociety.org/feralcats.

The location of feral cat colonies is an extremely important issue and reinforces the need for a community-based approach to ensure that feral cat colonies are managed so that impacts on wildlife are minimized.

In addition, if cat overpopulation and homelessness are to be controlled, pet cats must be spayed or neutered before they reproduce, kept indoors or safely confined to their property, fitted with breakaway collars and identification and searched for immediately if they go missing.

Sincerely,

Nancy Peterson, RVT
Feral Cat Program Manager
The Humane Society of the United States
2100 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037On Umbra on cats and birds posted 2 years ago 72 Responses