they sent a request before they answered my question. ---- Sharyl <cline...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Interesting response Dorlis. Almost makes them sound human. I am amazed at > how folks can write or say one thing and do the very opposite. The vet at > the PETA SNIP van said PETA insisted all feral FeLV and FIV positives be > killed even if they were going to be sanctuaried inside.
I'm guessing the next e-mail you get from them will be a request for money. Thanks for writing them. Sharyl --- On Wed, 12/9/09, dlg...@windstream.net <dlg...@windstream.net> wrote: > From: dlg...@windstream.net <dlg...@windstream.net> > Subject: [Felvtalk] Fwd: RE: feral cats FW: Ask PETA a Question Form > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 12:11 AM > got an answer from PETA, here it > is. dorlis > > Subject: RE: feral cats FW: Ask PETA a Question Form > > Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 13:56:32 -0500 > > From: "Karen Dickerson" <kar...@petaf.org> > > To: <dlg...@windstream.net> > > > > Dear Dorlis, > > > > > > > > Thank you for contacting PETA. We appreciate the > opportunity to address your returns. > > > > > > > > We at PETA do not regard euthanasia as a solution to > overpopulation but rather as a tragic necessity given the > present crisis. We know from our experience with helping > homeless animals that there is such a thing as a fate worse > than death. We have seen animals suffering from injury and > disease with no veterinary care, corpses of animals who have > been left to starve, and the remains of cats who have been > used as bait in dog-fighting rings. Every winter, we see > dogs shivering and trying to curl themselves into the > tiniest balls to keep warm; every summer, we see them with > their tongues dragging, panting in a desperate effort to > lower their body temperatures, suffering from excessive heat > and insufficient water supplies. > > > > > > > > Our Community Animal Project (CAP) rescues homeless > animals from environmental dangers, as well as from cruel > humans. They crawl through sewers, poke through junkyards, > climb trees, and dodge traffic in order to reach animals in > danger. During floods and storms, they are out saving lives > at all hours. They also rescue animal companions from > abusive homes, often encountering resistance from > obstructive landlords and angry "guardians" as they try to > coax terrified, abandoned, and neglected animals to safety. > Our agents travel to the worst neighborhoods to deliver > food, doghouses, and bedding to pit bulls who have never > known a kind word or touch, dogs who―assuming that CAP > members, like all the other humans they have known, have > come to do them harm―greet them with snapping jaws in > defense of the tiny patches of muddy earth that they call > home. > > > > > > > > We push to have animal abusers prosecuted and their > animal victims removed from their custody, but sometimes the > best we can do is administer the only true solution to the > overpopulation crisis: spaying and neutering as many animals > as we can so as to prevent future litters of vulnerable, > unwanted animals. Sterilization is the best way to lessen > animal suffering―and we know this because we have seen > what happens to the offspring of intact animal companions. > > > > > > > > PETA does not operate a shelter, but we do take in the > animals nobody wants―feral cat colonies descended from > abandoned, unaltered cat companions, now wild and often > infected with deadly, ravaging diseases like feline AIDS and > leukemia; stray dogs so disfigured by mange that they are > almost no longer recognizable as canines; litters of > parvo-infected puppies, plagued with diarrhea and vomiting, > literally dehydrating to death; and backyard dogs who have > known only chains, beatings, and neglect and have gone mad > because of it. > > > > > > > > Some of the animals we take in are lost companions > with loving families who miss them; we are always happy to > return such animals to their homes. We have also managed to > catch and return some highly elusive animals other agencies > had given up on. While some of the healthy, adoptable > homeless animals we rescue are fostered in homes (often our > own) or taken directly to local shelters to await adoption, > the reality is that thousands of animals are euthanized > every day across America for lack of good homes. To learn > more, visit http://www.HelpingAnimals.com/f-nc.asp > and http://www.HelpingAnimals.com/ga_spay.asp. > > > > > > > > Although feral cats are fearful of humans, they are > still domesticated and ill-equipped to survive on their own. > Feral cats do not die of old age. They are poisoned, shot, > and tortured by cruel people; they are hit by cars and > attacked by other animals; and they die of exposure, > starvation, and highly contagious fatal diseases, such as > rabies, feline AIDS, feline leukemia, and feline infectious > peritonitis (FIP). Even highly treatable conditions can be > deadly for cats who cannot be handled and regularly taken to > a veterinarian. Minor cuts or puncture wounds can turn into > raging infections and abscesses. Cats with untreated upper > respiratory infections may not be able to see and breathe > properly, or at all, on account of the mucus obstructing > their eyes and noses. Ferals driven crazy by the pain and > itching of ear mites and accompanying infections often > scratch their ears bloody. Many die of blood loss or anemia > caused by worms and fleas. Untreated urinary tract > infections, which frequently lead to blockage in male cats, > cause extremely painful, lingering deaths. To learn more, > please see: > > > > > > > > * http://www.HelpingAnimals.com/a-feral.html > > * http://PETALiterature.com/WEL233.pdf > > * > > http://www.HelpingAnimals.com/Factsheet/files/FactsheetDisplay.asp?ID=120 > > > > > > > > The kindest thing that you can do for feral cats is > rescue them from a life of constant suffering by humanely > trapping them. If you are unable to capture them, call your > local animal control, humane society, or SPCA, which, in > addition to trapping animals humanely, will also be able to > assess their health and disposition. Every effort will be > made to find good homes for those who are sociable and > adoptable. Unfortunately, however, sometimes the best we can > offer an animal is peaceful release from a hostile world. > Tragically, it is often the most humane option. To learn > more, please visit http://www.HelpingAnimals.com/i-euth.html. > > > > > > > > We try very hard to do our part. But others must do > their part as well. Animal lovers everywhere must work to > help animals in their communities. When strays show up on > our doorsteps, we mustn't assume that they have homes or > that "someone else" will take care of them. We must be that > "someone else" and take these homeless animals to shelters > or, if we possibly can, see to their medical needs, have > them sterilized and vaccinated, and foster them until > loving, permanent homes can be found for them. > > > > > > > > Likewise, be attentive to your animal neighbors. If an > animal who lives nearby has litter after litter of babies, > offer to have her spayed. Write to your town councilperson > and urge him or her to raise licensing fees for unaltered > animals. Alert authorities if you witness an animal being > abused or neglected. Boycott pet shops that sell puppies and > kittens; adopt strays or shelter animals instead. > > > > > > > > PETA can provide information, advice, educational > materials, and assistance to anyone who is interested in > helping animals. For more information on our animal > companion programs and literature, please visit http://www.HelpingAnimals.com > <http://www.helpinganimals.com/> . > > > > > > > > Thank you again for your inquiry and for your concern > for animals. > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > > > > > > > Karen Dickerson > > > > Correspondence Assistant > > > > The PETA Foundation > > > > In these difficult times, please remember animals. > Donate today! <http://www.peta.org/jnew/index.asp> > > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
