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Cats are prolific breeders. Either they do any damage to the ecosystem or not, killing 2 million by 2020 would probably make a small dent, if at all, to the number of cats reproduced by then. Seems like a lot of wasted time and money.
I love cats. Domesticated, non-feral cats. I have respect for feral cats but I see them as wild as a raccoon, unless you catch them very young and tame them. I have fed them before, it is fun, sure, but we go on our separate ways. Should killing feral cats take as much attention as crisis regarding human life? Nope, sorry.
Should killing feral cats take as much attention as crisis regarding human life? Nope, sorry.
I didn't see anyone say that. And it doesn't mean that money and attention shouldn't intelligently be allocated addressing the long term concerns associated with feral breeding populations. Just throwing up your hands and saying "well there's too many ferals anyway so why bother" is not acceptable either. The problem could get worse or it could get better.
I didn't see anyone say that. And it doesn't mean that money and attention shouldn't intelligently be allocated addressing the long term concerns associated with feral breeding populations. Just throwing up your hands and saying "well there's too many ferals anyway so why bother" is not acceptable either. The problem could get worse or it could get better.
Yes, I would hope that a safe and humane solution would be used to control the ferals in Australia instead of this cruel and backward method. I feel so bad for these animals and they deserve a chance at some comfort and love. I have taken in a few of them and after working with them they turned out to be awesome pets. At first they were very wild and it took considerable time and effort, but was well worth it.
I didn't see anyone say that. And it doesn't mean that money and attention shouldn't intelligently be allocated addressing the long term concerns associated with feral breeding populations. Just throwing up your hands and saying "well there's too many ferals anyway so why bother" is not acceptable either. The problem could get worse or it could get better.
My comment was in response to the culling. I believed spending any amount of $ on going on feral cat killing spree is a complete waste of time. I didn't want to mention the obvious about the TNR, but here it is: Yes, money should be invested in TRN. At the same time, I personally believe educating and giving owners the incentives to neuter their cats plays a significant role in reducing not just the feral but overall cat population. As long as people keep dumping their unneutered cats, they will breed, their babies or themselves grew feral, and the cycle continues.
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